THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL  

Photos Joe Armijo

Let the journey on top of the Continental Divide  be a monumental occasion.  Start the climb to the top from Hildreth Creek.

When at the top look to the west into Idaho. And chances are you can see many head of Elk  on the mountain in the background.

Then look back to the east at the valley floor upon  the Hildreth Ranch where the journey began,  with Ellis Peak, Graphite Mountain and  Sourdough Peak in the back ground.

Looking to the South there will be a trail that will guide  anyone wishing to travel the Continental Divide and  both states of Montana and Idaho at the same time.

Not only can you see elk to the West but also when  traveling south right near where the trail is.  If the Elk are not enough, look at the Continental Divide  Survey stakes along the way. 65 elk were seen that day.

When traveling south to Morrison Lake the outline of most of the CD trail can be made.  The 9595 feet elevation Bear Mountain is middle.

Medicine Lodge Valley, Montana of the Beaverhead National Forest on the Bitterroot Range

USGS Topograph Maps
Tepee Mountain Quadrangle, Montana/Idaho and Morrison Lake Quadrangle, Montana/Idaho.

Hildreth Ranches, the ONLY ranches to be on the Tepee Mountain Quadrangle. No home based ranches on the Morrison Lake Quadrangle.