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2021 Map of Beartooth Butte

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Beartooth Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Shoshone National Forest encompasses this high-altitude landscape of the Beartooth Mountains, where the modern corridor of the Beartooth National Scenic Byway winds through a dense network of glacial lakes and granite plateaus. The topography is defined by significant vertical relief, from the prominent Beartooth Butte rising above Beartooth Lake to the broad expanse of the Beartooth Plateau. This area serves as a primary recreational hub, documented here with its system of back-country routes including the Beartooth High Lakes Trl and the Beauty Lake Trl.

A complex water system marks the terrain, featuring clusters of alpine water bodies like Island Lake, Night Lake, and the Chain Lakes. Hydrological features such as Beartooth Falls and numerous creeks like Little Bear Cr and Canyon Cr drain the high country. To the south, the terrain transitions toward Bird Mtn and Table Mtn, illustrating the geological diversity of the Park County wilderness in the early twenty-first century.