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1972 Map of Appendicitis Hill

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Appendicitis Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Appendicitis Hill dominates this high-altitude landscape where the mountains of southern Idaho drop toward the Big Lost River valley. In the early 1970s, the area's agricultural and ranching foundations are evident in the complex irrigation network of the Blaine Canal and several unnamed canals that draw from the river to support the valley floor. Small-scale human presence is marked by the Corral and family-named landmarks like Sorensen Spring, reflecting a long-standing reliance on dispersed water sources in this arid environment.

The western portion of the map is defined by a series of rugged drainages, including Rocky Canyon, Newman Canyon, and Little Chokecherry Canyon. For local historians and genealogists, the Lost River Cem near the riverbank provides a tangible link to the early settlers of this region, while scattered Prospects and Borrow Pit excavations suggest a history of resource extraction along the base of the hills.