Gathering Basin
- the Olsen Creek Basin served as the "staging area," where the buffalo herds were
gathered and gradually lured and driven toward the cliff.
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Drive Lanes
- a network of stone cairns extends 8 km toward the jump. These were used to direct
the herd toward the kill site.
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Kill Site
- consists of an exposed escarpment, about 10 m high and 100 m in length. Below the cliff
bones from many hunts are deposited almost 10 m deep.
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Camp Site
- butchering and processing of the buffalo meat was performed on the flat prairie beside
the jump.
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