2011 Map of Wickiup Creek

About this map

Negro Mountain and Moffet Mountain dominate this corner of Silver Bow County, where a dense network of high-altitude mining claims defines the landscape. The region is characterized by steep gulches and numerous named drainage systems, including Wickiup Creek and Rochester Creek. Prospectors and historians will find an extraordinary concentration of early 21st-century mining data, ranging from the Clipper Mine and Locust-Assey Mine in the north to the Penobscot Mine and Lizzie Ann Mine further south. The map illustrates a rugged resource-extraction economy, showing specialized landmarks such as Smith Dam and the isolated Cow Camp. These features, along with names like the Columbia Mine and Summit/Mount Hecla Mine, provide a detailed look at the section-based survey system used to organize Montana's mineral wealth.