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2024 Map of Bull Lake

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Bull Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Whitefish Range dominates this corner of Northwest Montana, where the high ridgelines of Stryker Ridge and Patrick Ridge form a massive drainage basin. This alpine landscape is defined by its water, from the mountain-cradled Herrig Lake and Spring Lakes to the prominent Bull Lake situated near the center of the sheet. The drainage network flows through numerous named drainages like Hellroaring Creek and Sunday Creek, eventually feeding into the Stillwater River as it winds through the valley floor.

Evidence of historical wilderness travel is preserved in the route of the Old Fort Steele Trl, which skirts the southern forests. The land is largely divided between the Flathead National Forest and the Kootenai National Forest, with the Lincoln and Flathead county line cutting directly across the high peaks of Herrig Mtn and Stryker Peak. A network of forest roads, including Fitzsimmons Rd and Fish Lake Rd, provides the primary access to these remote summits and high-altitude basins.