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1958 Map of Sawtooth Ridge

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Sawtooth Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The North Fork Sun River carves through this portion of the Lewis and Clark National Forest, where water management infrastructure meets the high ridges of the Montana front. The Diversion Dam and Diversion Lake serve as key points for the Pishkun Canal and Willow Creek Feeder Canal, illustrating the mid-century engineering used to divert mountain runoff toward the eastern plains.

Settlement is sparse and concentrated along the river corridor and canyon floors, featuring the Sun Canyon Lodge and the Hannan Gulch Guard Sta. Further into the interior, family-named landmarks like the Neal Ranch, Stecker Ranch, and Stoner Place indicate the ranching and agricultural history of the valleys. Elevations rise sharply toward the prominent Sawtooth Ridge, with numerous drainages like French Gulch and Home Gulch feeding into the Sun River system.