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1961 Map of Roberts Mountain

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Roberts Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The high peaks of Lewis and Clark County dominate this early 1960s survey, defined by the towering presence of Roberts Mountain and Rogers Mountain. This is a landscape of established ranching and homesteading, where isolated operations like B Hicks Ranch and the Johnson Homestead are connected by the Stearns Wolf Creek Road. The pattern of land use reveals a reliance on the drainage networks of Wolf Creek and Rock Creek, where springs provide critical water for high-altitude livestock operations.

Evidence of mineral exploration appears at the Rosetta Mine near Foster Gulch, while the small settlement at Lyons sits near the southwestern edge of the quadrangle. The terrain transitions from the steep canyons of Denton Gulch and Lannigan Gulch to the distinctive topographic formations of The Reef. These features, alongside family-named landmarks such as the A-Hicks Ranch and Garrow Ranch, document the post-war ranching culture of this Montana mountain range.