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2020 Map of Silver Butte Pass

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Silver Butte Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Silver Butte Pass serves as a critical high-altitude junction along the Lincoln Co Sanders Co border, marking a transition point within the Cabinet Mountains. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of numerous drainages, including the Silver Butte Fisher River and Trapper Creek, which carve deep valleys between high points like Allen Peak and Elk Mtn. The division between the Kootenai National Forest and Kaniksu National Forest bisects the terrain, emphasizing the protected status of these remote mountain slopes.

Transportation through the area relies on a network of forest development roads and primitive tracks like the Divide Cutoff and Waloven Tie. High-altitude features such as Iron Meadow and the Bear Lakes reflect a terrain where natural meadows and small alpine lakes persist. The map traces the rugged Cabinet Divide E, a prominent ridgeline that dictates the flow of local waters into basins like Lyons Gulch and toward the distant Silver Bow Cr.