Field notes, v1378
Page 175
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Journal 77 R.E. Johnson 1968 Aug. 17 North Bitterroot Mtns, Montana before I could not see due to the clouds. The sequence of peaks (east to west) from Little Joe Mtn to Dominion Pk with altitudes from the Wallace 1:250,000 USGS Topo Map underlined + altitudes from the St. Regis Ranger District 1966 Map in parenthesis: Little Joe Mtn (7000 ft); Black Pk, 6200; Berge Pk 6200(6186); Flattop Mtn, 6200; Ward Pk 7000,(7312) Eagle Pk, Gold Pk, [illegible]; Craddock Pk 6200,(6276); Wishard Pk, 6200; Quarles Pk, 5566; Crittenden Pk, 6400,(6416); Dominion Pk, 6032. The points of most likely interest are those above 7000 ft, ie. Little Joe Mtn already mentioned and the Ward Pk - Gold Pk area. From a point east of Ward Pk along the road, steep rock faces and cirque lakes can be seen. Nearer the peak the road approaches to within 100 ft of a view down upon Square Lake. There are probably no rosy finchies near this lake, but there might be at the heads of several smaller lakes (Hub, Mary, etc) due to the east face of Ward. Further along the road a trail is passed which leads to [illegible] Pk (1 mile), Gold Pk (2 miles) & Up Up Lookout (6 miles). There appears to be some inconsistency regarding the naming of the peaks. There are three named points on the map Ward Pk seems agreed upon. The second two are Eagle Pk (7333) + Gold Pk(7088),6800. Gold Peak is certainly more than a mile beyond Ward Pk on the trail & therefore the trail sign must refer