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2017 Map of Vipond Park

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Vipond Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Beaverhead National Forest encompasses this high-elevation landscape within the Pioneer Mountains, where the drainage network of the Wise River and Vipond Creek carves through steep gulches and mountain peaks. The map reveals a complex system of historical land divisions and survey points, including numerous numbered parcels such as PB 44 and PB 37, which indicate the legacy of early land claims and mining activity in this mineral-rich region.

High summits like Ponsonby Peak and Gray Jockey Peak overlook the expansive alpine meadows of Vipond Park. The terrain is marked by the industrial and agricultural history of the area, from Quartz Hill to the curiously named Boner Knob. Access to these remote reaches is traced through a web of forest roads, including Quartz Hill Road and Canyon Creek Road, which provided essential routes for the prospectors and ranchers who once worked these Montana heights.