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1989 Map of Windy Rock

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Windy Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Windy Rock serves as the focal point for this mountainous landscape in Montana, where high-altitude peaks and a network of drainages reveal the region's industrial and natural character in the late 1980s. Resource extraction is evident through the presence of the Anderson Mine, the Strip Mine, and the Adit Relyea Mine, signaling the area's continued reliance on mineral wealth. The terrain is defined by rugged summits such as Old Baldy Mountain and the White Rocks Mountain range, which overlook sprawling high-country clearings like Mannix Park and Cottonwood Meadow.

Water systems dominate the topography, with numerous forks and creeks including Wet Cottonwood Creek, West Fork Cottonwood Creek, and Warm Springs Creek cutting through the gulches. This survey, based on mid-1980s photography, captures a transitional period of public land management and mining activity in Powell County. The lack of major settlements highlights the remote, work-oriented nature of the territory, where landmarks like Salt Gulch and Fourth of July Creek name the geography for the prospectors and ranchers who frequented it.