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1987 Map of Ash Mountain

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Ash Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Crevice Station sits near the heart of this landscape, marking a point of human activity where the borders of Gallatin National Forest and Yellowstone National Park converge. In the late 1980s, this area in Park County was defined by its transition from high mountain peaks to the deep drainage of the Yellowstone River. Along the southern edge, the Black Canyon of the Yellowstone River carves a dramatic path, featuring the significant Knowles Falls.

Evidence of early extraction efforts is scattered across the high country, with several Adits, a Mine Shaft, and various Prospects located on the slopes of Mineral Hill and Crevice Mountain. These mining markers, reached by a network of Pack Trails, contrast with the preserved wilderness of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness to the east. Water sources like Crevice Lake and Charlie White Lake drain through numerous named tributaries, including Darroch Creek and Palmer Creek, feeding the greater river system below.