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2011 Map of Belmont Point

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Belmont Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Placid Lake serves as a prominent landmark in the northeastern corner of this Missoula County landscape, where the waters of Placid Creek and Boles Creek converge. The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes, rising toward Belmont Point and the high spine of Game Ridge. This geography creates a complex drainage system fed by numerous smaller waterways, including the winding Blanchard Creek and the remote Spook Lake.

Forest access is mapped through a network of roads such as Black Canyon Rd and S Placid Lake Rd, which connect the lake's shoreline to the deeper timberlands. The presence of Enchanted Forest Rd near the S Shore Pl residential area suggests the intersection of recreation and wilderness management at the start of the 21st century. Researchers can trace the hydrography of the North Fork Blanchard Creek and Cold Brook to understand the natural water distribution across these protected Montana slopes.