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1961 Map of Spearfish

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Spearfish
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Spearfish serves as a northern gateway to the Black Hills National Forest, where the transition from the Centennial Prairie to steep mountain peaks is clearly defined. This late-1970s revision of a 1961 survey documents the growth of Black Hills State College and the local infrastructure supporting the town, including the Black Hills Airport and several municipal landmarks. Educational and social institutions like the West Sch, High Sch, and the Home for the Aged are specifically noted within the town grid.

Outdoor recreation and conservation appear as vital regional themes, marked by the presence of a Fish Hatchery, Amphitheater, and the Canyon Campground along Spearfish Creek. Further south, the landscape rises toward high points like Lookout Peak and Spearfish Peak. Geologists and researchers can trace the intricate drainages of Rubicon Gulch and Paradise Gulch leading toward the Mount Theodore Roosevelt Monument.