Archives for January, 2012

Rock Creek- Clarks Fork Yellowstone River drainage divide area landform origins in the Beartooth Mountains, Montana and Wyoming, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins located in the Beartooth Mountains along the Montana-Wyoming state line east of Yellowstone National Park and between north oriented Rock Creek headwaters and tributaries and the southeast and north-northeast oriented Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River drainage basin . Rock Creek originates in the high […]

Rosebud Creek- Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River drainage divide area landform origins in the Beartooth Mountains east of Yellowstone National Park, Montana and Wyoming, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between north oriented Rosebud Creek headwaters and tributaries and south oriented Clarks Fork Yellowstone River tributaries in the Beartooth Mountains, which are located along the Montana-Wyoming state line east of Yellowstone National Park. West and East Rosebud Creek originate in the […]

Stillwater River-Lamar River drainage divide area landform origins in the Absaroka Range-Beartooth Wilderness, south central Montana, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the north oriented Stillwater River and southwest and south oriented Lamar River tributaries in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, which is located in south central Montana, north and east of the Yellowstone National Park northeast corner. The Absaroka Range straddles the Montana-Wyoming state […]

Gallatin River-Yellowstone River drainage divide area landform origins in the northern Gallatin Range, Montana, USA

Abstract: The Gallatin River-Yellowstone River drainage divide area in the northern Gallatin Range discussed here is located in south central Montana a short distance north of Yellowstone National Park and this essay interprets landform origins using topographic map evidence. The Gallatin Range is located between the north-northwest and north oriented Gallatin River to the west […]

Shields River-Yellowstone River drainage divide area landform origins in the southern Crazy Mountains, Montana, USA

Abstract: The Shields River-Yellowstone River drainage divide area in the Crazy Mountains discussed here is located in south central Montana, USA and this essay interprets landform origins using topographic map evidence. The Crazy Mountains are an isolated and high mountain range located in southern Montana along the Great Plains western edge. The Shields River originates […]