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1970 Map of Danaher Mountain

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Danaher Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Danaher Meadows provide a natural corridor through this high mountain region where the Powell Co Lewis and Clark Co boundary meets. The landscape is defined by the drainage of Danaher Creek and its many tributaries, including White Creek and Hahn Creek, which flow through the heart of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. This 1970 field check reveals a network of primitive access routes such as the Hahn Creek Trail and Foothill Trail, which were essential for managing the remote timberlands of the Flathead National Forest.

The presence of the Danaher Guard Station serves as a lone administrative outpost in a region dominated by high peaks like Alloy Mountain and Danaher Mountain. To the south, the terrain shifts at the Dry Fork Flathead Divide, marking a significant hydrological break. This survey is particularly useful for tracing the early established pack routes that connected these mountain passes before modern development, including the Limestone Pass Trail.