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2017 Map of Polebridge

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Polebridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

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The North Fork Flathead River carves a central corridor through this landscape, serving as a natural boundary between the Glacier National Park to the east and the Flathead National Forest to the west. This river-valley geography concentrates human activity along its banks, notably at Polebridge, where the Polebridge Loop and Polebridge Ln mark a rare cluster of development in the high country.

Remote meadows and openings like Big Prairie and Round Prairie break the dense forest cover, while specialized infrastructure like the Langton Airstrip and the Pacific NW National Scenic Trail speak to the area's dual identity as a recreation hub and a wilderness gateway. Extensive creek systems, including Akokala Creek and Whale Creek, drain into the main river fork, illustrating the complex hydrology of the Montana Rockies.