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1996 Map of Wilson Park

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Wilson Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

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Whitetail Valley and the high mountain parks of the Deerlodge National Forest dominate this mid-1990s landscape in Jefferson County. The terrain is a mix of agricultural valley floor and high-elevation timberland, marked by remote homesteads such as Murray Cabin and established ranching operations like the Keogh Ranch and Simonsen Ranch. Water management is central to life here, with the Keogh Reservoir and an extensive network of unnamed Ditch lines drawing from Little Whitetail Creek to support the valley's cattle and hay production.

Rising above the valley, Bull Mountain and Fletcher Mountain overlook a series of named openings in the forest, including Seldom Seen Park and Wilson Park. These parks, often associated with specific springs like Wilson Park Spring or Upper Quaintance Spring, provided critical summer grazing and water for livestock. Evidence of early resource extraction persists at the Prospect locations near Jack Creek, while a Communications Tower on Fletcher Mountain signals the late-century infrastructure of the era.