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1987 Map of Fritz Peak

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Fritz Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

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The Continental Divide winds along the high ridges of the Beaverhead Mountains, marking the border between the Beaverhead National Forest in Montana and the Targhee National Forest in Idaho. This high-altitude landscape is defined by its drainage systems, with the North Fork and South Fork of Medicine Lodge Creek collecting waters from steep drainages like Poison Canyon and Buckboard Gulch.

Evidence of resource exploration appears in the form of several Quarries and Prospects located near Horse Creek and Fritz Creek. These small-scale industrial sites, along with a network of 4wd tracks and a Trans Line, suggest a period of active land use within these remote forest boundaries. The prominent Fritz Peak stands as a landmark in the southern portion of the sheet, overlooking the headwaters that feed into the larger river basins below.