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1967 Map of Wagon Box Spring

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Wagon Box Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Pine Timber Ridge dominates the southeastern quadrant of this Montana landscape, where the boundary between Yellowstone and Big Horn counties cuts through a complex network of drainages. The area is defined by its water sources and deep-cut coulees, including the notable Wagon Box Spring and the winding course of Kaiser Creek.

The landscape shows early signs of resource exploration, with scattered Well and Drill Hole locations indicating mineral or water surveying activities. Local hydrologic patterns are visible through named features like Lost Boy Creek and Pine Timber Creek, which carve through the high ground. This 1967 field survey captures the territory as it was being developed as part of the Missouri River Basin program, documenting a transition from a wild landscape toward one marked by the precise grid of section lines and early industrial points.