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1971 Map of Sarpy School

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Sarpy School
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Little Wolf Mountains dominate this high-plains landscape in southeastern Montana, where the rugged terrain is defined by deep drainages like Black Hank Creek and Harris Canyon. In the early 1970s, this area served as a rural junction between Treasure, Big Horn, and Rosebud Counties, with a social and civic focal point at the Sarpy School along the East Fork Sarpy Creek.

The landscape is marked by a network of trails and jeep trails navigating the elevation shifts between the flats and the ridges of Red Butte and Little Wolf. While much of the land is remote, signs of utility and small-scale industry appear through a Gravel Pit and a set of Radio Towers, illustrating the modest infrastructure supporting the ranching communities that operate within the patchwork of public and private land holdings.