DescriptionNearby Mount Edith, the highest peak in the Big Belt Mountains, was named for 12-year-old Edith Wallace, who hiked up the mountain in 1881, in a party led by local ranchers C. W. Cook and J. O. Hussey. The assumption is that the lake was then given the same name as the peak. Personal NamesWallace, EdithCook, C.W.Hussey, J.O.Contributing InstitutionMontana Historical Society Library and ArchivesGeolocation[1] Elevation8046 ft.CountyMeagher County
