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1970 Map of Spring Creek Junction

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Spring Creek Junction
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The North Moccasin Mountains and South Moccasin Mountains dominate this central Montana landscape, creating a topographic divide between the rolling ranch lands. Along the lower elevations, the Spring Creek Colony and the settlement of Amherst appear near the rail corridor that once served this agricultural region. The infrastructure of 1970 is well-defined, showing the paths of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and the Burlington Northern railroads as they skirt the base of the peaks.

Water management is a central theme of the sheet, evidenced by the Bank Lincoln Ranch Ditch and numerous gaging stations. Local community hubs like the Warm Spring Creek Sch and a quiet Cem mark the human presence in this high-plains environment. From the Landing Field in the north to the Spring Creek Junction in the south, the map documents a transition between industrial rail movement and high-altitude terrain.