1977 Map of Kelly Lake

About this map

Senate Mine sits high on the slopes of Senate Mountain, a rare industrial mark in this high-altitude landscape where the Continental Divide separates the Deerlodge and Bitterroot National Forests. The region is defined by a dense concentration of glacial cirque lakes, including Ivanhoe Lake, Little Johnson Lake, and Kelly Lake, which feed a complex network of drainages like the Middle Fork Rock Creek and Copper Creek. This area of the Anaconda Range is traversed by various pack trails that navigate steep passes such as Bitterroot Pass. The terrain is characterized by dramatic elevation shifts, where waters from Star Falls and the Alpine Lakes eventually reach the Bitterroot River. This 1970s-era survey captures the primitive nature of the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness before modern revisions, showing the intersection of four different Montana counties at the high peaks.