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2013 Map of Bald Mountain

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Bald Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The Salmon River carves a deep path through this Custer County landscape, where the high ridges of the Challis National Forest meet open valley floors. In the northern reaches, Bald Mtn overlooks a series of drainages including Juliette Cr and Rattlesnake Cr, while the river itself is joined further south by the East Fork Salmon River. This confluence is a focal point of the local geography, situated near the East Fork Bureau of Land Management facility.

Evidence of historical land use appears in the named flats and gulches that characterize the terrain. Centennial Flat and Povert Flat offer level ground in an otherwise vertical environment, while Malm Gulch and Bradshaw Gulch mark the erosional patterns leading to the riverbanks. The presence of Alkali Spring suggests the mineral-rich hydrology typical of the region, and forest service roads like NF 372 RD and Poverty Flat Rd provide the primary access through this sparsely developed high-country territory.