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2015 Map of Stone Mountain

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Stone Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Saddlestring serves as a lone hub of settlement in this high-altitude landscape of Johnson County, situated where the plains of the Powder River Basin meet the steep eastern face of the Bighorn Mountains. The map reveals a complex system of water management essential to the region's ranching history, specifically the Jim Grow Ditch and Mowry Basin Ditch which diverted water across the rugged topography.

Southwest of the settlement, the Bighorn National Forest boundary marks a transition into more dramatic terrain, featuring the prominent Stone Mountain and the deep cut of Red Canyon. This area is defined by its network of drainage creeks, including N Fork Shell Cr and Balm of Gilead Cr, which have shaped the basins and ridges over millennia. Access to these remote stretches is provided by thoroughfares like Rock Creek Rd and French Creek Rd, tracing the paths used by generations of land managers and ranchers.