2024 Map of Alpha

About this map

Long Valley serves as the central corridor for this mountain landscape, where the North Fork Payette River winds through a mixture of meadows and timberland within the Boise National Forest. The northern extent of the map is dominated by the waters of Lake Cascade, which sits adjacent to the town of Cascade and its Cascade Airport. The terrain shifts dramatically to the west as the floor rises toward the West Mountains and peaks like Collier Peak. Local infrastructure and settlement patterns are evident in the small communities of Belvidere, Cabarton, and Alpha, connected by the Payette River Scenic Byway and a network of timber and access routes such as Mine Road and Maint Shed. This map documents a region where recreational lakefronts and river valleys meet the industrial and conservation history of the Idaho backcountry.