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<br />. ~, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />" (1 .~; ," ~ Q <br />'- '~ 1..... _ ... ".. -' <br /> <br />. .. <br /> <br />4. The River and Surrounding Topography <br /> <br />The topography within the study area is dominated by three moderately <br /> <br />steep ridges that traverse the area in a south-north direction. The <br /> <br />ridges are seperated by narrow valleys varying in widths of from several <br /> <br />hundred feet upwards to ~ mile through which flows the Main Fork and <br /> <br />the West Fork of the Encampment River. <br /> <br />The three identified ridges are; Buffalo Ridge (including Davis Peak) <br /> <br />which forms the study area's eastern boundary, Black Mountain which <br /> <br />traverses the middle of the study area thus seperating the Main Fork <br /> <br />and West Fork, and an unnamed ridge which seperates the Encampment <br /> <br /> <br />River from the South Fork of Hog Park Creek. This unnamed ridge is <br /> <br />the study area's western boundary. The Continental Divide (including <br /> <br />Buck Mountain) is the study area's southern boundary. <br /> <br />At the northern. reach of the study area, Rlack Mountain drops off and <br /> <br />Commissary Park becomes the outstanding feature. Commissary Park <br /> <br />and the surrounding benches average two miles in length and one half to. <br /> <br />one mile in width. <br /> <br />The following is a detailed description of the topographic features <br /> <br />within the study area. <br />