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1962 Map of Snedaker Basin

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Snedaker Basin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Helena National Forest dominates this topographic study, where the high ridges of the Snedaker Divide separate the drainages of the Big Belt Mountains. This area, spanning the borders of Meagher, Lewis and Clark, and Broadwater counties, shows a landscape defined by seasonal water and high-elevation basins. Sunshine Ranch sits as a notable point of human activity near the center of the sheet, surrounded by the dramatic topography of Sunshine Basin and Bluegill Canyon.

Remote accessibility is traced via a designated Pack Trail that winds through the northern sections near Rock Creek and Jim Ball Basin. The map captures the intricate network of gulches and creeks, such as Vigilante Gulch and Magpie Creek, that descend from Elk Ridge. These features illustrate the traditional grazing and transit patterns of the Montana high country before modern road development altered the accessibility of the Big Belts.