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1985 Map of Wilson Park

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Wilson Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Deerlodge National Forest dominates this mountain landscape, where the Bull Mountain Range rises above the broad Whitetail Valley. The topography is defined by high-elevation meadows known locally as parks, including the curiously named Seldom Seen Park and Two Pines Park. These openings in the timber often correspond with vital water sources such as Wilson Park Spring and Maggot Spring, which would have been critical waypoints for early forest rangers and livestock grazers.

The presence of family-named landmarks like Mc Cauley Park, Quaintance Park, and Keogh Reservoir suggests a history of homesteading and upland ranching within the national forest boundaries. Access through these drainages is marked by the Big Chief Park Trail, tracing a path between Bull Mountain and the steep headwaters of Dearborn Canyon. This survey captures the region just as modern mapping standards were being applied to its complex network of gulches and ridges.