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Impressive cliffs of Mount Jackson's southwest shoulder guard the southeast shore of Lake Ellen Wilson.
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The sun breaks through the clouds and smoke above Gunsight Mountain
View from the shores of Lake Ellen Wilson.
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Joan Pendleton
Sep 17, 2022 near Red Rock Point, MT
“Impressive cliffs of Mount Jackson's southwest shoulder guard the southeast shore of Lake Ellen Wilson.”  

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Impressive cliffs of Mount Jackson's southwest shoulder guard the southeast shore of Lake Ellen Wilson.
View from the shores of Lake Ellen Wilson.
The waterfall that feeds Lake Ellen Wilson is fed by snows on the slopes of Mount Jackson. All headwaters of Lincoln Creek.
Descending the south side of Gunsight Pass, Gunsight Mountain is high above to the northwest. Headwaters of Lincoln Creek tumble over the waterfall that feeds Lake Ellen Wilson, out of sight below.
Lake Ellen Wilson below. The trail comes through Gunsight Pass (center left). Gunsight Mountain is northwest/left of the pass. Mount Jackson is southeast/right of the pass. All on Continental Divide. Citadel Mountain far distance on other side of pass.
Hoary marmot on the south side of Gunsight Pass, above Lake Ellen Wilson.
Lake Ellen Wilson, looking southwest from Gunsight Pass at 6,946 ft. on the Continental Divide.
The sun breaks through the clouds and smoke above Gunsight Mountain
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