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2017 Map of Benning Mountain

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Benning Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Cabinet Mountains define the high-altitude divide between the Idaho and Montana borderlands in this 2017 survey. This region, split between the Kaniksu National Forest in Bonner County and the Kootenai National Forest in Montana, is characterized by a dense network of drainages and prominent peaks. Notable summits such as Benning Mountain, Lightning Mtn, and Twin Peaks rise above a landscape carved by Lightning Creek and West Fork Keeler Creek.

Remote alpine water bodies including Lake Estelle and Moose Lake sit at the headwaters of Deer Creek, illustrating the glacial topography of the range. Access to these interior slopes is limited to forest routes like National Forest Develop Road 473 Rd and the Lightning Creek Road. The map documents the intricate parceling of public lands, marked by numerous land office protraction blocks such as PB 39 and PB 40 throughout the high ridges.