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1968 Map of Gable Mountain

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Gable Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Alberta-Montana border serves as the northern boundary of this high-country survey, where the Belly River flows northward from the peaks of Glacier National Park into Waterton Lakes National Park. A critical point for international travel is documented at the Chief Mtn Customs station along the Chief Mountain International Highway. The landscape is defined by massive peaks like Gable Mountain and Sentinel Mountain, and the drainage systems of the Mokowanis River and Otatso Creek.

Evidence of human habitation and park management is found at the Belly River Ranger Sta, while various backcountry access points are marked by the Cutoff Trail and Ptarmigan Trail. The presence of unnamed mines and ruins near Otatso Creek suggests early prospecting or seasonal structures that preceded the modern park infrastructure. Notable water features like Elizabeth Lake and Gros Ventre Falls highlight the glacial topography characteristic of this protected wilderness area in the late 1960s.