Knowles Creek, a tributary to the Clark Fork River. Plate 7a. Fire Group2: Warm-dry Douglas-fir. Elevation 2,800 ft (854 m) camera faces north-northwest towards Knowles Creek, a tributary to the Clark Fork River about 6.5 miles west of Perma on...
Bannack, Montana. Plate 49a. Mahogany Fire Group. Elevation 5,800 ft (1,768 m) Northeast view of Bannack City, Montana. The open slopes above town support sagebrush/grass. Dark shrubs on near ridge are curlleaf mountain mahogany. Patchy...
Jake Wetzsteon residence in Ross Hole. Plate 13a. Fire Group 4: Warm-dry Douglas-fir. Elevation 4,400 ft (1,341 m). Looking west at the Jake Wetzsteon residence in Ross' Hole 0.7 miles north of Highway 472-State Highway 93 junction. The drier...
Cyanide Mountain on the Wood Canyon drainage. Plate 24-a. Fire Group 6: Moist Douglas-fir. Elevation 5300 ft (1616 m). Looking west-northwest toward Cyanide Mountain on the Wood Canyon drainage, Rocky Mountain Front, from a point approximately 50...
Deep Creek, Beaverhead Mountains in distance. Plate 52a. Fire Group 6: Moist Douglas-fir. Elevation 7,900 ft (2,409 m) Looking south across Deep Creek at Beaverhead Mountains in distance. Camera point is on ridge above conifer stand indicated by...
Ruby River and Gravelly Range near Vigilante Station. Plate 63a. Fire Group 5: Cool-dry Douglas-fir. Elevation 6500 ft (1982 m). Looking east from the Lewis Creek bench toward the Ruby River and Gravelly Range, near Vigilante Station, Beaverhead...
South fork of Spanish Creek. Plate 74a. Fire group 6: Moist Douglas-fir. Elevation 6100 ft (1860 m). Looking south-southeast across the south fork of Spanish Creek from a point 1.5 miles north of the Gallatin National Forest boundary. Open slopes...
Coal-Mine Rims four miles south of McLeod, Montana. Plate 80a. Juniper Fire Group. Elevation 5000 ft (1524 m). Looking northwest at the Coal-Mine Rims area on State Highway 298, four miles south of McLeod, Montana. Perennial grasses predominate in...
Rocky Creek Canyon 5 miles south of Red Lodge, Montana. Plate 81a. Fire Group 1: Dry limber pine. Elevation 6100 ft (1860 m). A north-northeast view across Rocky Creek Canyon five miles south of Red Lodge, Montana. Aspen, cottonwood, chokecherry,...
Major Reno's retreat crossing the Little Bighorn River. Plate 83a. Sagebrush-Grass Fire Group. Elevation 3100 ft (945 m). A north-northeast view of Major Reno's retreat crossing of the Little Bighorn River adjacent to Custer Battlefield. Young...
Looking west across Alder Gulch and Cowrey Dredge No. 1 at point approximately three miles below Nevada City, Montana. Canyon bottom has been much disturbed by dredging for gold. Southeast slopes in distance support Rocky Mountain juniper,...
Alder Gulch, three miles below Nevada City, Montana. Plate 66b. Heavily disturbed riparian bottoms have shown remarkable recovery and currently support an excellent mix of wildlife cover plants. Junipers on far slope have increased in number and...
Madison Range (Mont.) ; Beaverhead National Forest (Mont.)
Looking north across Papoose Creek toward the Madison Range, Montana. Plate 60a (September 22, 1927) Fire Group 6: Moist Douglas-fir. Elevation 7400 ft (2256 m). Looking north across Papoose Creek (midground) toward the Madison Range, southeast of...
Indian Creek west of Townsend, Montana. Plate 35b (July 28, 1980) Ca. 100 years later. Past mining operations have drastically altered the canyon bottom. Disturbed dry areas are now thickly covered by mountain big sagebrush, while moist sites along...
Belt (Mont.) ; Lewis and Clark National Forest (Mont.)
Belt Ranger Station. Plate 40a (Ca. 1930) Fire Group 6: Moist Douglas-fir. Elevation 5,100 ft (1,555 m) Looking west-southwest toward the Belt Creek Ranger Station, Lewis and Clark National Forest. Open slopes behind station support shrubs,...
South Fork of Teton River. Plate 18b (September 8, 1981) 82 years later. Mature aspen stands are conspicuous along the forest ecotone. Slopes above support dense conifer cover, mostly Douglas-fir. Canopy closure has resulted in loss of early...
Dredges ; Bannack (Mont.) ; Grasshopper Creek (Beaverhead County, Mont.)
Maggie A. Gibson dredge on Grasshopper Creek one mile below Bannack. Plate 48a (Ca. 1890-1900) Fire Group 5: Cool-dry Douglas-fir. Elevation 5,800 ft (1,768 m) Looking south-southeast across Grasshopper Creek from west bank about 1 mile below...
Sawtell's Ranch below Black Mountain on west side of Henry's Lake, Idaho. Plate 59a (1872) Fire Group 5: Cool-dry Douglas-fir. Elevation 6,500 ft (1,982 m) Looking north toward Black Mountain from Sawtell's ranch on west side of Henry's Lake....