2024 Map of Vipond Park

About this map

The Pioneer Mountains dominate this high-elevation landscape within the Beaverhead National Forest, defined by a network of steep gulches and isolated peaks. Waterways such as the Wise River and Canyon Creek carve through the terrain, which is punctuated by prominent landmarks like Gray Jockey Peak and Ponsonby Peak. The settlement patterns here are focused on high mountain parks and meadows, notably Vipond Park and Knoby Park, which provided rare level ground in the backcountry. A history of extraction and mountain transit is evident in the naming of Quartz Hill and the numerous named gulches like Mammoth Gulch and Echo Gulch. These features, alongside family or locally-named spots like Yanks Pasture, reflect a landscape utilized for its mineral potential and summer grazing. High-altitude lakes, including Bobs Lake and Black Lion Lake near Black Lion Mtn, indicate the glacial origins of these upper reaches of Beaverhead County.