1988 Map of Cliff Lake

About this map

Beaverhead National Forest defines this high-elevation landscape, where the Madison River and its West Fork carve through the Madison County terrain. The survey captures a significant recreational and wilderness corridor in the late 1980s, highlighting the Lee Metcalf Wilderness on the eastern edge. A sequence of elongated water bodies, including Cliff Lake and Wade Lake, sit tucked between the Cliff Lake Bench and Wade Lake Bench. The arrangement of facilities like the Wade Lake Campground and Cliff Point Campground alongside the Boatramp indicates the area's established role for outdoor access. Away from the water, the topography rises toward the Horn Mountains, intersected by drainages such as Jackpine Gulch and Well Gulch, reflecting a landscape managed for both timber and preservation.