2014 Map of Carpp Ridge

About this map

The Continental Divide defines the high-altitude boundary of this landscape, separating the headwaters of the Deerlodge National Forest and Beaverhead National Forest. This 2014 survey reveals a transition from the lower E Fork Reservoir in the northeast to the high alpine basins of the southwest. Glacial geography is prominent, featuring a series of high-elevation water bodies including George Lake, Spruce Lake, and the connected Lower Carpp Lake and Carpp Lake. These basins, such as Dexter Basin, Maloney Basin, and Glover Basin, are framed by significant landforms like Carpp Ridge and Porter Ridge. Primitive routes like Co RD 5143 provide limited access into these remote reaches of the Beaverhead Mountains, where the drainage networks of Carpp Cr and Spruce Cr descend from the divide toward the valleys below.