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1998 Map of Watchtower Peak

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Watchtower Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

Watchtower Peak and Indian Hill stand as prominent sentinels along the high ridgelines that define the border between Idaho and Montana. This late twentieth-century Forest Service revision documents a landscape almost entirely comprised of the Bitterroot National Forest and the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. The drainage patterns are meticulously recorded, showing the headwaters of numerous streams including Bitterroot Creek, Peach Creek, and Cooper Creek as they descend from points like Cooper Point.

The map's detail reveals the intersection of Idaho County and Ravalli County, emphasizing a region shaped by high-elevation topography rather than permanent settlements. Transport is limited to a network of trails and primitive routes that follow the natural contours of the land, such as those near Saddle Gulch. The presence of numerous protracted blocks suggests the complex nature of land management in these protected wilderness areas during the late 1990s.