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1962 Map of Tracy Mountain

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Tracy Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Sully Springs serves as a focal point along the Northern Pacific railroad in this early 1960s study of Billings County. The landscape is defined by the high relief of Tracy Mountain and a series of prominent drainages, including Sully Creek, Davis Creek, Merrifield Creek, and Dantz Creek. These waterways carve through the badlands terrain, revealing a history of resource extraction marked by the Dantz Mine and several Scoria Pits.

Agricultural and scientific activity is evident at the State Experiment Station in the eastern portion of the quadrangle. The map detail highlights the sparse infrastructure of the era, consisting primarily of isolated wells and a network of jeep trails that connect the remote ranching and mining sites. This survey captures the transition between industrial rail transport and the local reliance on primitive road networks for land management and mineral recovery.