Tag archives for Landform origins

Gooseberry Creek-Cottonwood Creek drainage divide area landform origins in the southern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Gooseberry Creek and Cottonwood Creek in the southern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming. Gooseberry Creek and Cottonwood Creek originate in the same general region at the Absaroka Range southeast end and then diverge to flow along separate, but generally east oriented routes […]

North Fork Shoshone River-South Fork Shoshone River drainage divide area landform origins in the Absaroka Mountains, northwest Wyoming, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the North Fork Shoshone River and the South Fork Shoshone River in the Absaroka Range located in northwest Wyoming. The North Fork Shoshone River flows in an east direction to join the northeast oriented South Fork Shoshone River at […]

Clarks Fork Yellowstone River-Shoshone River drainage divide area landform origins, Beartooth and Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Clarks Fork Yellowstone River and the Shoshone River in the Wyoming Beartooth and Absaroka Mountains. Clarks Fork Yellowstone River flows in a southeast direction almost to east edge of the Beartooth Mountains before it is joined by northeast oriented […]

Yellowstone River-North Fork Shoshone River drainage divide area landform origins east of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Yellowstone River and the North Fork Shoshone River east of Yellowstone National Park along the Absaroka Range crest ridge in Wyoming. The Yellowstone River flows in a north-northwest direction to Yellowstone Lake and then in a northwest, northeast, […]

Lamar River- Clarks Fork Yellowstone River drainage divide area landform origins along Yellowstone National Park eastern boundary, Montana and Wyoming, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Lamar River drainage basin and the Clarks Fork Yellowstone River drainage basin in the Absaroka Range along the Yellowstone National Park eastern boundary, Wyoming and Montana. The Lamar River flows in a west and northwest direction in Yellowstone National […]

Yellowstone River-Lamar River drainage divide area landform origins in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Yellowstone River and the Lamar River in Yellowstone National Park, northwest Wyoming and is located north of Yellowstone Lake. Specimen Ridge and the Mirror Plateau are located between the north-northwest, northeast, north, and northwest Yellowstone River and the north-northwest […]

Yellowstone River-Pacific Creek drainage divide area landform origins along continental divide south of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between the Yellowstone River and Pacific Creek along the continental divide south of Yellowstone National Park. The Yellowstone River originates in the high Thorofare Plateau region of the Absaroka Range and flows in a northwest and north direction to the […]

Madison River-Gallatin River drainage divide area landform origins in northwest Yellowstone National Park region, Montana and Wyoming, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins between the Madison River and Gallatin River in the northwest Yellowstone National Park region, Montana and Wyoming. The northwest Yellowstone National Park region as defined here includes the Yellowstone National Park northwest corner and the region west to the north-northwest oriented Madison River valley. […]

Madison River-Gallatin River drainage divide area landform origins in Madison Range (middle), Madison and Gallatin Counties, Montana, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins between the Madison River and Gallatin River in the middle Madison Range area located in Madison and Gallatin Counties, Montana. The Madison River flows in north direction from near the northwest corner of Yellowstone National Park on the west side of the Madison Range […]

Jefferson River-South Boulder River drainage divide area landform origins in the Tobacco Root Mountains, Madison County, Montana, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins between the Jefferson River and the South Boulder River in the Tobacco Root Mountains, Madison County, Montana. The Jefferson River is formed west of the Tobacco Root Mountains at the confluence of the south and northeast oriented Big Hole River, the north-northeast oriented Beaverhead […]

Beaverhead River-Red Rock River drainage divide area landform origins Beaverhead County, Blacktail Mountains, Montana, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins between the Beaverhead River and the Red Rock River in Beaverhead County, Montana. The Red Rock River flows in a west and north-northwest direction to the north-northeast oriented Beaverhead River. The Blacktail Mountains are an upland region located between the north-northwest oriented Red Rock […]