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2024 Map of Gash Point

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Gash Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Gash Point stands as a prominent landmark within this high-elevation landscape of the Bitterroot National Forest, where the terrain is defined by the sharp ridges of the Bitterroot Mountains. This 2024 survey documents a network of alpine water bodies, including the remote Hidden Lake, Glen Lake, and the expansive Big Creek Lakes. The drainage patterns are clearly established by the North Fork Bear Creek, Sweathouse Creek, and Gash Creek, which carve deep valleys through the wilderness.

Access through this protected environment is recorded via a series of established paths like the Gash Creek Trl and the Bear Creek Overlook Trl. The map also captures the administrative boundaries of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and the state line where Montana meets Idaho, centered on the high peaks of Sky Pilot. This is a detailed record of the Bitterroot front as it exists in the contemporary era, highlighting the transition from the valley floor to the continental divide.