Snedaker Basin and the high ridges of the Big Belt Mountains dominate this 2014 survey of the central Montana backcountry. The landscape is defined by its dramatic verticality, from the high Snedaker Divide down to the deeply incised Trout Creek Canyon. This map captures a primitive network of access points, including Sunshine Basin Rd and Magpie Gulch Rd, which navigate the steep terrain between Elk Ridge and the Sunshine Basin. Boundary lines for the Helena National Forest crisscross the area, meeting the borders of Lewis and Clark and Meagher counties. Notable landforms like Hanging Valley and Vigilante Gulch suggest a history of prospecting and drainage-based exploration typical of this region's rugged geography.
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1886 · Fort Logan
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1948 · White Sulphur Springs
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1950 · Canyon Ferry
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · White Sulphur Springs
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · White Sulphur Springs
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Hogback Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · B K Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · Middle Creek Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · Snedaker Basin
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · White Sulphur Springs
USGS Topo · 1:250,000