2017 Map of Gallatin Peak

About this map

Big Sky serves as the focal point for this high-altitude landscape, where the developed community meets the expansive Gallatin National Forest. The geography is defined by a series of prominent summits, including the towering Gallatin Peak and Wilson Peak, which overlook a network of alpine basins and water bodies like Hell-Roaring Lake and Lillian Lake. The area's transition from wilderness to settlement is evident in the road network, which moves from the modern residential corridors of Antler Ridge Rd and Little Coyote Rd toward established landmarks like the Soldiers Chapel Cem in the Gallatin Canyon. This documentation of the southwestern Montana terrain illustrates the complex drainage patterns of the Gallatin River system, tracing the N Fork W Fork Gallatin River and Middle Fork W Fork Gallatin River as they carve through the mountain passes.