2017 Map of The Notch

About this map

Black Hills National Forest land dominates the landscape of Crook County, where the Bear Lodge Mountains rise alongside the distinctive gap of The Notch. This 2017 survey details a high-elevation environment defined by spring-fed drainages and a dense network of forest service roads. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Kimball Family Cem near Oak Creek Basin, providing a specific point of family history within the public lands. Water remains the primary shaper of the terrain here, from the headwaters of Alum Cr and Fawn Creek to the engineered Geis Reservoir. The map illustrates how late-20th-century resource management utilized routes like the Bear Lodge Truck Trl to navigate through features such as Lucky Gulch and across Little Table Mtn.