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History · Maverick Mountain

Half of Maverick Mountain’s homes were built after 1988

Most of Maverick Mountain was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1959 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Maverick Mountain’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Maverick Mountain, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Maverick Mountain yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Maverick Mountain is a census-designated place (CDP) in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States, consisting of residences in the valley of Grasshopper Creek at the base of Maverick Mountain Ski Area. It is in the northern part of the county, along the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway, 4 miles (6 km) north of Polaris, the nearest post office, and 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Interstate 15 at Dillon, the Beaverhead county seat. Maverick Mountain, for which the CDP and the ski area are named, rises to a summit elevation of 8,722 feet (2,658 m) to the northwest. The scenic byway continues north 34 miles (55 km) to the town of Wise River in the Big Hole River valley. As of the 2020 census, Mave…

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Maverick Mountain on the map, 1959 to 2005

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Maverick Mountain. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Maverick Mountain on the 1959 USGS mapMaverick Mountain on the 1988 USGS mapMaverick Mountain on the 1997 USGS mapMaverick Mountain on the 2005 USGS map1959Polaris sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Maverick Mountain.

Famous people

Famous people close to Maverick Mountain

Nobody well known was born in Maverick Mountain itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Lloyd MeedsAmerican politician · b. 1927
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Troy AndersenAmerican football player · b. 1999
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Ed BarkerAmerican football player · b. 1931
Eric DanielsAmerican businessman · b. 1951

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.