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1964 Map of Stanton Lake

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Stanton Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

John F Stevens Canyon serves as a major geographical corridor in the mid-1960s, carrying both the Middle Fork Flathead River and the tracks of the Great Northern Pass railroad through the high country of Northwest Montana. This rugged boundary zone marks the intersection of Glacier National Park and Flathead National Forest, where the landscape is defined by massive peaks like Threesuns Mountain and Double Mountain.

The surveying of this area captures a wilderness managed for both recreation and protection, evidenced by the Threetops Trail (Pack) and the Coal Creek Fire Trail. High-elevation monitoring is represented by the Gerry Lookout Tower, positioned to overlook the drainage of Crystal Creek and Stanton Lake. The complex network of water bodies, including Nyack Creek and Pinchot Creek, illustrates the drainage patterns that feed into the Flathead River system.