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1996 Map of Pinnacle Mountain

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Pinnacle Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness dominates this high-altitude terrain, where the boundaries of the Custer National Forest and Gallatin National Forest meet. The landscape is defined by a series of alpine basins and dramatic peaks, including Pinnacle Mountain and Wildcat Mountain. Water is central to the area's character, with numerous high-country lakes like Lake of the Woods, Sunken Rock Lake, and Marten Lake feeding into the drainage systems of Wounded Man Creek and Rock Creek.

This 1990s survey by the Forest Service captures the backcountry infrastructure of the era, notably the Slough Creek Trail and the routes through Columbine Pass and Jordan Pass. The map also delineates the complex administrative intersections of Park, Sweet Grass, and Stillwater counties, providing a clear record of land management and natural landmarks like Timberline Mountain and Haystack Mountain before the turn of the millennium.