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2020 Map of Sheepshead Mountain

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Sheepshead Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Deerlodge National Forest dominates this mountain landscape, defined by a network of drainage gulches and seasonal creeks that feed the Boulder River in the north and the expansive Elk Park basin to the south. Names like Placer Gulch, Ferdinand Gulch, and Shamrock Gulch speak to the area's history of mineral exploration, where terrain dictated the path of travel and resource extraction.

Modern infrastructure follows these old geographic lines, with Kit Carson Rd and Labelle Gulch Rd skirting the steeper slopes of Sheepshead Mtn. Small water features such as Maney Lake and the Ice Pond provide specific points of reference within the timbered forest. The map captures the transition from the high, dissected plateaus down into the flatter valley floor of Elk Park, where several named roads like Rock Springs Rd and Timberline Rd converge.