1968 Map of Stonewall Mountain

About this map

Stonewall Mountain and Red Mountain anchor this high-elevation terrain within the Helena National Forest, where the landscape is defined by the headwaters of the North Fork Blackfoot River. The 1968 field survey documents a remote mountain economy centered on mineral extraction and livestock movement. Evidence of prospecting is clear at Copper Camp and the Cotter Mine, while a network of pack trails and jeep trails provides the primary access through the steep drainages of Snowbank Creek and Stonewall Creek. The presence of several unnamed mines alongside Copper Lake suggests a period of active exploration or small-scale operations in this portion of Lewis and Clark County before more modern wilderness management practices predominated.