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1966 Map of Bear Mountain

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Bear Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Lochsa River carves a deep valley through the northern section of this interior Idaho landscape, serving as a primary corridor through the high country. Along its banks, the Jerry Johnson Campground and the thermal waters of Colgate Warm Springs highlight the area's use for recreation and transit during the mid-1960s. A solitary Grave noted near the springs and a Gravel Pit further downstream speak to the human history and maintenance of this mountain passage.

South of the river, the terrain rises sharply toward Bear Mountain, where a Lookout Tower provides a vantage point over the Clearwater National Forest and the vast Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. The map captures a high-elevation network of routes like the Pack Trail and Freezeout Trail, connecting remote points such as Wag Meadows and Freezeout Mountain. This survey details a landscape where administrative forest management and wilderness preservation meet along the steep drainage of Kinnikinnick Creek.