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2017 Map of Crescent Cliff

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Crescent Cliff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

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Crescent Cliff and the high ridges of the Lewis and Clark Range dominate this section of the Rocky Mountains along the boundary of Pondera and Flathead counties. The landscape is defined by the intersection of the Lewis & Clark National Forest and the Flathead National Forest, where steep drainages like Trapper Gulch and Goofy Gulch drop away from prominent summits including Running Crane Mtn and Big Lodge Mtn.

A complex network of alpine hydrology feeds the region's watersheds, with N Badger Cr and Elbow Cr carving through the center of the sheet while Lodgepole Cr winds along the southern elevations. This 2017 survey details the remote topography of the Continental Divide area, recording the precise locations of peaks like Bullshoe Mtn and the Bruin Peaks in a wilderness area largely untouched by permanent settlement.