1971 Map of Mount Edith

About this map

Mount Edith and the high peaks of the Big Belt Mountains dominate this section of the Helena National Forest along the border of Meagher and Broadwater counties. The landscape is defined by its drainage systems, with headwaters for Gipsy Creek, Birch Creek, and Ray Creek carving deep basins below ridges like Windy Ridge. High-elevation water bodies including Edith Lake, Hidden Lake, and Upper Baldy Lake sit in glacial cirques, providing focal points for the extensive network of pack trails and jeep trails shown throughout the forest. Several markings for Prospect and Prospects are found in the southern drainages near Holloway Gulch and East Fork Cabin Gulch, indicating the historical presence of mineral exploration in these remote gulches during the early 1970s.