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1953 Map of Banks

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Banks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The confluence of the North Fork Payette River and South Fork Payette River anchors this 1950s survey of the Boise and Valley County line. At the center of this river junction lies the settlement of Banks, situated where the narrow canyons open into the broader Boise Mountains landscape. To the north, the elevated plateau of High Valley contains evidence of earlier communal life, including the High Valley Sch (Aband) and a local Cem near the High Valley Ranger Station.

The western portion of the map is defined by the steep ridges of Dry Buck Mountain and the secluded Dry Buck Valley. Human activity here is marked by former educational sites like the Dry Buck Sch (Aband) and the Pinehurst Church. Extensive trail systems, such as the Shirts Creek Trail and Williams Trail, wind through the Boise National Forest, connecting isolated peaks like Packer John Mountain to the river valleys below.