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1958 Map of Crescent Cliff

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Crescent Cliff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Continental Divide winds through this high-altitude landscape on the border of Pondera and Flathead counties, marking the hydrological crest of the Rockies. The terrain is defined by a series of prominent summits including Running Crane Mountain, Bullshoe Mountain, and Goat Mountain, with the dramatic Crescent Cliff falling away toward the western drainage. This 1958 survey, with revisions into the late 1970s, captures the transition of the northern forest before intensive modern management, showing the intersection of the Lewis and Clark and Flathead National Forest.

Movement through this wilderness relies on a network of established routes such as the Pack Trail, Calbick Trail, and Drumming Trail. These paths follow the natural corridors carved by North Badger Creek and Lodgepole Creek. The map documents protected lands within the Great Bear Wilderness and the northern edge of the Bob Marshall Wilderness, preserving a view of this roadless environment at a time of increasing federal conservation efforts.