1968 Map of Silver King Mountain

About this map

Helena National Forest encompasses this wilderness area where the Landers Fork river carves through the landscape south of the Alice Mountains. The map reveals a land defined by backcountry travel and forest management, anchored by the Indian Meadows Guard Station and a high-elevation Lookout Tower atop Silver King Mountain. A complex network of labeled pack trails and the Indian Meadows Trail connect remote water features like Baking Powder Creek Falls and Snowbank Lake. Significant human activity is concentrated at the Silver King Ranch and the nearby Elk Trail Landing Strip, illustrating the intersection of private ranching and federal forest administration during the late 1960s. To the south, the terrain levels into Indian Meadows before reaching the uniquely named Keep Cool Lakes.