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1988 Map of Vipond Park

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Vipond Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Beaverhead National Forest defines this high-altitude landscape, where the rugged extraction history of southwest Montana is etched into the terrain. The 1988 survey details an extensive network of mining operations clustered around Quartz Hill and Gray Jockey Peak, including the Monte Cristo Mine, Daisy Vein Mine, and Old Faithful Mine. These sites, along with numerous unnamed adits and mine shafts, point to a period of intense silver and base metal prospecting.

Lower elevations and meadows like Vipond Park and Knoby Park break the timberline, while the Wise River and its tributaries—Swamp Creek, Adson Creek, and Butler Creek—drain the northern slopes. Evidence of early infrastructure persists in the Old Railroad Grade and various pack trails, while the presence of a Forest Service Station near Vipond Creek reflects the administrative transition from raw mining frontier to managed federal timberland.