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2011 Map of Vulture Peak

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Vulture Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Vulture Peak and its namesake Vulture Glacier anchor this high-altitude glacial landscape in northern Montana. The terrain is defined by extreme relief, where ice-carved features like Two Ocean Glacier and Carter Glacier feed a network of pristine alpine drainage systems. Significant bodies of water including the elongated Quartz Lake and Logging Lake sit deep within glacially-scoured valleys, connected by the persistent flow of Quartz Creek and Logging Creek.

The survey illustrates the complex relationship between permanent ice fields and topographic formations like Cerulean Ridge and Carnelian Cliff. In the northern reaches, the area around Square Peak and Cerulean Lake remains dominated by the Rainbow Glacier, while southern peaks like Logging Mountain overlook the lower drainage basins. This 2011 record documents the extent of high-mountain glaciers and remote wilderness lakes at a specific moment in the early 21st century.