2024 Map of Mount Wood

About this map

Mt Wood and the towering Granite Range dominate this high-altitude landscape within the Custer National Forest. The map detail highlights the complex hydrology of the Beartooth Mountains, where numerous high-country basins hold bodies of water such as Woodbine Lake, Lake Wilderness, and Chrome Lake. The intersection of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness boundary and high plateaus, including the Stillwater Plateau and Fishtail Plateau, reveals a wilderness character defined by extreme elevation changes rather than human settlement. Interpretation of the drainage patterns, from West Fishtail Creek to Woodbine Creek, shows how these waters carve through the steep glacial topography of southern Montana. This area is characterized by its lack of structural development, with the only notable road being Benbow Rd in the north, underscoring the preservation of the forest's primitive state.