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1994 Map of Quintonkon

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Quintonkon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

The South Fork Flathead River valley is dominated by the waters of the Hungry Horse Reservoir, a landscape defined by the 1990s as a mix of remote wilderness and managed timberland. The settlement of Quintonkon sits near the namesake Quintonkon Creek, while more enigmatic markers like Baptiste Grave and Baptiste Springs hint at earlier personal histories along Baptiste Creek. Higher elevations are marked by distinctive peaks such as Battery Mountain and Prospector Mountain, with the latter standing near the edge of the Great Bear Wilderness.

Evidence of engineering and geological study is found in the Core Drill Holes and the uniquely named Devils Corkscrew near the reservoir shoreline. Access is primarily through specialized routes such as the Hungry Horse Spotted Bear road. Numerous drainages, including Wheeler Creek, Lyon Creek, and Sullivan Creek, feed into the central waterway, illustrating the complex hydrologic network of the Flathead National Forest.