2011 Map of Blue Joint

About this map

Surprise Creek Camp sits at the western edge of this Bitterroot National Forest landscape, where high mountain drainage systems converge. The terrain is defined by its deep creek valleys, including the substantial Blue Joint Creek and its many tributaries such as Saddle Creek and Deer Creek. Rising above the watercourses is the prominent summit of Squaw Peak, while the central portion of the sheet features the high-elevation Reynolds Lake. This 2011 survey documents a wilderness environment largely accessed by forest routes like F R 044, showing the complex hydrography of the Blue Joint region where Reynolds Creek and its East Fork flow through steep-sided basins. The presence of Storm Creek Flat provides a rare level opening along the upper reaches of Storm Creek, illustrating the varied topography found at the Montana-Idaho border.