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1966 Map of Bear Mountain

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Bear Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Bear Mountain stands as the central landmark in this 1966 field-checked survey of Idaho's wilderness interior. The landscape is defined by the convergence of the Middle Fork Clearwater River and the Lochsa River, which carve deep paths through the Clearwater National Forest. Notable human presence in this high-altitude terrain is evidenced by the Jerry Johnson Lookout Station and a secondary Lookout Tower positioned on the heights to monitor the timberlands.

Tracing the waterways reveals numerous drainages such as Warm Springs Creek and Postoffice Creek, with the remote Colgate Warm Springs Grave providing a poignant genealogical anchor to the pioneer era. The southern portion transitions into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, where the infrastructure fades into a network of travel ways like the Pack Trail near Wag Meadows. This map captures a moment when forestry management and recreation, represented by the Jerry Johnson Campground, intersected in the Idaho backcountry.