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2000 Map of Monitor Peak

Name: 2000 Topographic Map of Monitor Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2005
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2005

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Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness lands define this high-altitude topography, where drainage patterns flow through a series of steep drainages toward the Yellowstone River valley. The terrain is marked by significant elevation changes, rising to the summit of Monitor Peak and the slopes of Sliding Mountain. Water features dominate the local nomenclature, including the alpine Fish Lake and numerous tributary systems like Placer Basin Creek and North Fork Sixmile Creek.

The jurisdiction is split by the Livingston Gardiner Ranger District boundary within the Gallatin National Forest. This late-twentieth-century survey reveals a landscape primarily managed for conservation and watershed protection, with several named drainages such as Monitor Creek and Huckleberry Gulch cutting through the montane forest. The presence of the Wilderness Boundary signifies a transition into protected backcountry where natural processes remain the primary driver of the landscape.