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2011 Map of Elizabeth Lake

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Elizabeth Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Cold Springs Peak serves as a central anchor for this remote section of the Idaho backcountry, where a network of high-elevation basins feeds the Clearwater drainage system. The landscape is defined by its series of distinct alpine water bodies, including Elizabeth Lake, Pete Ott Lake, and the smaller Ice Lake and Ellie Lake. These basins are partitioned by prominent geographic dividers such as Pot Mountain Ridge and Indian Henry Ridge.

Resource management and recreational infrastructure are evident through the placement of Cold Springs Camp and Mush Campground. The complex hydrography is characterized by numerous seasonal and perennial flows, notably Quartz Creek and Wolf Creek, which carve through the high terrain. The naming of features like Mush Saddle and Indian Henry Ridge points to a history of local geographic identification used by early forest rangers and travelers navigating this rugged interior.