1999 Map of Cook Mountain

About this map

Lolo National Forest dominates this landscape along the border of Flathead and Sanders counties, centered on the high point of Cook Mountain. The area is defined by a dense network of drainages that carve through the timbered terrain, including Bear Creek and Chippy Creek, which flow toward the Thompson River in the southwestern corner. This survey, revised by the Forest Service in the late 1990s, reveals a mountain landscape managed for its timber and natural resources, marked by the distinctively named Broken Nose Gulch and the dramatic drop of Hell Roaring Canyon. The pattern of section lines and forest boundaries illustrates the division of public lands, while the presence of the Thompson River indicates the primary hydrological artery for this portion of western Montana.