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2011 Map of Box Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

High-altitude hydrology and forest access define this part of Valley County as documented in the early twenty-first century. The landscape is dominated by a complex network of glacial catchments and drainages, most notably Box Lake and the smaller Brush Lake in the western reaches. A primary transportation artery, Lick Creek Rd, winds through the central terrain, providing the main point of human entry into this backcountry area.

Waters flow from several distinct clusters, including the Cly Lakes and Hum Lake, feeding into significant streams such as Twentymile Creek and the North Fork Lake Fork. These water systems, including the remote Thirtythree Lake and Summit Lake, represent the headwaters for larger regional drainages. The mapping of these features, alongside others like Tsum Creek and Loon Creek, serves as a precise record of the mountain topography and drainage patterns before contemporary shifts in alpine environments.