2017 Map of Maurice Mountain

About this map

The Wise River carves a deep valley through the heart of the Beaverhead National Forest in this high-country survey of southwest Montana. The landscape is defined by its significant relief, rising from the riverbed to the heights of Maurice Mtn and Seymore Mtn. This area reflects a legacy of alpine land use, where the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway follows the water's edge, connecting isolated mountain clearings like Mono Park and Moose Park. The presence of the Maurice Cem near the northern boundary and the Coolidge Mine Rd in the south suggests early twentieth-century activity in these difficult-to-reach reaches of the Pioneer Mountains. High-altitude basins, such as those holding Lake Abundance and Jacobson Meadows, indicate a terrain where water and granite dictate the path of travel and settlement.