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2020 Map of Kelly Lake

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Kelly Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Bitterroot-Rock Creek Divide serves as the high-elevation backbone of this high-altitude landscape, where the borders of Ravalli, Granite, Deer Lodge, and Beaverhead counties meet. The convergence of these administrative lines at the Anaconda Range highlights the complex jurisdictional history of this wilderness. The terrain is defined by a dense concentration of glacial cirques and alpine lakes, including Kelly Lake, Ivanhoe Lake, and the secluded Oreamnos Lake.

Transit through these mountains is limited to significant footpaths and natural gaps, most notably the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail which winds past Pintler Peak and West Pintler Peak. Historic passage over the range is marked by Bitterroot Pass, providing a window into how early travelers and forest rangers navigated between the Bitterroot National Forest and the Deerlodge National Forest. Along the watercourses, features like Star Falls and the headwaters of the E Fork Bitterroot River illustrate the hydrology of the western Montana divide.