1983 Map of Steve Forks SW

About this map

Lone Tree Creek and Camp Creek carve through the arid drainage basins of central Montana in this early 1980s provisional study. The landscape is defined by the branching waterways of Steve Forks and the North Fork Lodgepole Creek in the south, while the northern terrain is crossed by the Dry Squaw Cr. A notable man-made feature of the era is the Wooden Pole Trans Line, which transects the high ground between the seasonal creek beds. This map reveals the intricate topographic detail of Garfield County just before the mid-1980s, illustrating how ranching-era infrastructure and utility corridors followed the natural contours of the breaks and coulees.