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2017 Map of Rhodes

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Rhodes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Flathead National Forest land meets the agriculture and homesteads of the Flathead Valley in this survey of the Montana landscape northwest of Kalispell. The terrain transitions from the high elevations of Pilot Knob and Pete Ridge in the west down toward the Stillwater River drainage in the east. The map reveals a high density of small water bodies and drainage systems, including Hanson-Doyle Lake, Bowser Lake, and the winding Big Lost Creek.

A network of rural routes such as Farm to Market Road and K M Ranch Road connects scattered residential properties and local infrastructure like the Bates Airstrip. For the historian or genealogist, the map details many family-named landmarks and roads, including Spencer Ridge, Hanson Lake, and Kuhns Road, illustrating how mid-twentieth-century settlement patterns follow the natural benches and valleys between the mountain ridges.