2024 Map of Avery

About this map

Avery and Stetson serve as the primary human touchpoints in this mountainous Shoshone County corridor, situated where the North Fork Saint Joe River meets the Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River. The landscape is dominated by the St. Joe Mountains and the Bitterroot Mountains, revealing a complex system of drainage basins including Hammond Creek and Stetson Creek. Historically significant transport and recreation routes like the Moon Pass Rd and Nelson Ridge National Recreation Trl cut through the St. Joe National Forest, linking high points such as Marcus Cook Peak and Arid Peak. The presence of Cedar Lake and numerous gulches like Trego Gulch and Jitney Gulch suggests a wilderness shaped by both water and the early forest service infrastructure used to manage this timber-rich interior.