 Right: The photograph was taken looking toward the southwest. The red dashed line is a portion of the Continental Divide. The yellow dashed line is the divide that separates the runoff that flows into the Gulf of Mexico from runoff that flows to the Hudson Bay. The area beyond Triple Divide Peak (including Mt. Stimson) is part of the Columbia River Basin. Snow that melts in that area flows toward the Pacific Ocean.
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 Left: The red arrow on the
map is the approximate vantage point of the
photographer. The boundary between Glacier
County Flathead County is a portion of the
Continental Divide that corresponds to the red
dashed line on the photo above. The map is
from the U.S.G.S. topographic map called the
"Mount Stimson Quadrangle" (7.5 minute
series).
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