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2020 Map of Bald Mountain

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Bald Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Challis National Forest dominates the western half of this Idaho interior landscape, where the rising slopes of Bald Mtn overlook a complex network of high-desert drainage basins. The Salmon River carves a significant corridor through the eastern portion of the map, joined at its southern bend by the East Fork Salmon River. This confluence area is marked by alluvial features like Centennial Flat and Povert Flat, which stand in contrast to the steep incisions of Bradshaw Gulch and Malm Gulch.

Resource-related infrastructure is sparse, defined primarily by Forest Service roads such as NF 372 RD and the riverside River RD. Names like Happy Hollow and Alkali Spring suggest the early ranching and water-prospecting history of Custer County. The map provides a contemporary view of this drainage-rich terrain, from the headwaters of Juliette Cr and Rattlesnake Cr to the larger river systems that shaped the settlement patterns of the Salmon River valley.