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2020 Map of Varney

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Varney
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Varney sits along the Madison River corridor, serving as a focal point for this Madison County landscape characterized by water management and high-altitude terrain. The presence of the Ennis National Fish Hatchery near Blaine Spring underscores the region's historical and ongoing reliance on cold-water resources. To the west, the topography rises sharply into the Beaverhead National Forest, where a network of trails like the Halo Loop Trl and Haypress Lake Trl connect scattered alpine water bodies.

The map reveals a landscape punctuated by curiously named features such as Axolotl Lake, Doubtful Reservoir, and Boiler Spring, suggesting a history of cattle ranching and early surveying. From Horse Hill down through Canyon Gulch, the transition from forested peaks to the open river valley is marked by long-standing routes like the Gravelly Range Rd. This survey preserves the modern distribution of family-named gulches and landmarks that have defined this portion of the Madison Valley for generations.