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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