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<br />.' <br /> <br />,.) " <br /> <br />,......-; <br />~ ~ <br /> <br />, ('t t <br />,: c,-J <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. '. <br /> <br />for approximately ~ mile. The slope then decreases to approximately <br /> <br />25% and continues at this grade for about l~ miles to the top of the <br /> <br />ridge. The elevation atop Buffalo Ridge varies from 10,550 feet 'in <br /> <br />the south to 9,700 feet in the north. <br /> <br />Five perennial tributaries flow into the Main Fork from this area. <br /> <br />At their confluence with the Main Fork they average five to seven feet <br /> <br />in width and upwards to one foot in depth. As with all the tributaries <br /> <br />within the study area their stream bottoms are composed primarily of gravel, <br /> <br />rock and cobbles. All five tributaries flow along fairly straight courses; <br /> <br />meandering is alnost nonexistent. <br /> <br />e. Black Mountain <br /> <br />Seperating the Main Fork from the West Fork is Black Mountain. . Black <br /> <br />Mountain, in actuality, is a forested ridge that traverses a south- <br /> <br />north direction off Buck Mountain which lies on the Continental Divide. <br /> <br />Black Mountain is 4~ miles in length and two miles in width (from base <br /> <br />to base). The top of the ridge is fairly flat and varies in heights of <br /> <br />from 10,004 feet to 10,787 feet. The east face of the mountain is <br /> <br />very steep ( slopes average 50% to 60%) and is marked with numerous <br /> <br />avalanche 'Paths. The west face of the mountain is more rolling with <br /> <br />slopes averaging 30% to 40%. <br />