1995 Map of Swift Reservoir

About this map

The Sawtooth Range dominates this landscape along the Rocky Mountain Front, where the High Plains meet the dramatic uplift of the Lewis and Clark National Forest. This 1995 revision reveals a complex intersection of administrative boundaries, as the Blackfeet Indian Reservation meets the eastern edge of the mountains, and the Bob Marshall Wilderness occupies the southern reaches of the quadrangle. The distinct Major Steele Backbone and peaks such as Feather Woman Mountain and Mount Poia define the crests, while the drainage of Birch Creek flows toward the Swift Reservoir at the eastern margin. The map captures a high-elevation wilderness before more recent environmental changes, preserving the locations of remote landmarks like Mowitch Basin and the Reservation Boundary as they were surveyed in the mid-1990s.