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2017 Map of Elizabeth Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Clearwater National Forest dominates this Idaho interior, a high-elevation terrain defined by prominent ridges and a series of alpine lakes. The geography is anchored by major elevations such as Cold Springs Peak and Pot Mtn Ridge, which separate various drainage basins including Bear Creek and Elizabeth Creek. The landscape shows a distinct cluster of small bodies of water in the southeast, where Elizabeth Lake, Tillie Lake, Ellie Lake, and Pete Ott Lake sit below the surrounding peaks.

Evidence of human access is sparse, focused primarily on the southern edge where Co RD 711 enters the area near Mush Saddle and Cold Springs Creek. The nomenclature of the terrain, such as Indian Henry Ridge and Moscow Bar Ridge, reflects the local history of land management and surveying within the national forest system. The drainage pattern is complex, with water moving through narrow valleys like Grizzly Creek and Quartz Creek toward larger river systems outside this quadrangle.