Red arrows show the trace of the Red

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Red arrows show the trace of the Red Rocks Fault scarp runs through bed

Red arrows show the trace of the Red Rocks Fault scarp runs through bed of Big Sheep Creek

Tarns U-shaped valleys Aretes

Tarns U-shaped valleys Aretes

Mc. Donald, C. , Lopez, D. A. , Berg, R. B. , Gibson, R.

Mc. Donald, C. , Lopez, D. A. , Berg, R. B. , Gibson, R. I. , 2005, Preliminary geologic map of the Ringling 30' x 60' quadrangle, central Montana, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology: Open-File Report 511, 1 sheet(s), 1: 100, 000. http: //www. mbmg. mtech. edu/mbmgcat/public/List. Citation. asp? pub_id=11709&

Wise River Braided flood plain

Wise River Braided flood plain

Big Hole River Town of Melrose

Big Hole River Town of Melrose

Resistant igneous rock

Resistant igneous rock

Tailings pond Tailings dam Continental Pit Berkeley Pit e nta tine Ridg Con East

Tailings pond Tailings dam Continental Pit Berkeley Pit e nta tine Ridg Con East l Fa ult Con tine nta l Fa ult

arêtes alley ial v c a l g reek C l l i M

arêtes alley ial v c a l g reek C l l i M horn Mount Hagan tarns cirques U-shaped valleys

tarns Horn Mount Powell cirque U-shaped valleys

tarns Horn Mount Powell cirque U-shaped valleys

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er v i k. R r o k. F r la C Missoula Many beac h line trace s

Riv er ork rk F Cla Bitterroot River

Riv er ork rk F Cla Bitterroot River

Cedar creek Fan outline

Cedar creek Fan outline

This oxbow meander will be cut off during a future flood. Flo od pl

This oxbow meander will be cut off during a future flood. Flo od pl ain Oxbow lake, or billabong as they are called in Australia.

Goodrich Gulch alluvial fan Fault scarp Go od ric h. G ulc h

Goodrich Gulch alluvial fan Fault scarp Go od ric h. G ulc h

Arcuate slump scarps Slumped masses – note bulges at toes of slumps

Arcuate slump scarps Slumped masses – note bulges at toes of slumps

Head scarp Slumped mass Toe bulge

Head scarp Slumped mass Toe bulge

rock glacier

rock glacier

Berg, R. B. , Lopez, D. A. , 2000, Geologic map of the Livingston

Berg, R. B. , Lopez, D. A. , 2000, Geologic map of the Livingston 30' x 60' quadrangle, south-central Montana, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology: Open-File Report 406, 1 sheet(s), 1: 100, 000.

Mc. Cartney Mountain granite Bi g. H ole Ri ve r Folded bedrock Notch

Mc. Cartney Mountain granite Bi g. H ole Ri ve r Folded bedrock Notch Bottom

h ort B ork o fo k c a l r ive R t

h ort B ork o fo k c a l r ive R t Kleinschmidt Flats alluvial fan F N Kleinschmidt Lake potholes Browns Lake

cirques Red Mountain Stonewall Mountain arete U-shaped valley

cirques Red Mountain Stonewall Mountain arete U-shaped valley

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rse Ho t n a r G Pr air ie od lo kf ee Cr Barrett Creek alluvial fan ain pl