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1963 Map of Stryker

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Stryker
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Trego and Stryker serve as the primary human touchpoints in this mountainous corner of northwest Montana, where the Great Northern railroad winds through the valleys of the Kootenai National Forest. The landscape is dominated by a dense network of water bodies, including the large Dickey Lake with its established north and south campgrounds, and the Murphy Lake area featuring a Murphy Lake Ranger Sta.

Logistics and infrastructure in the 1960s are evidenced by a Substa near Trego and a Gravel Pit along the mountain slopes, while the high country is defined by the sharp rise of Patrick Ridge. The map details the transition between the Stillwater State Forest and national forest lands, tracing the paths of numerous drainages like Laughing Water Creek and Brimstone Creek that feed into the Stillwater River system.