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2024 Map of Bear Valley Mountain

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Bear Valley Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Bear Valley Mtn Lookout stands as a prominent vantage point overlooking the headwaters of the Salmon River system in this remote section of the Boise National Forest. The landscape is a complex network of high-elevation meadows and vital watercourses, including the extensive Wet Meadows and Corduroy Meadows. These openings in the timber, such as Crane Meadow and Elk Meadow, have long served as critical navigational landmarks for travelers moving through the Idaho backcountry.

The primitive road and trail system reflects the area's isolation and its management under the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. Routes like the North Fork Elk Creek Trl and Cook Ridge connect isolated points of interest such as Jensen Cabin. The map details the drainage patterns of Bear Valley Creek and its many tributaries, including Tennessee Creek and Nameless Creek, illustrating the natural watershed that remains largely untouched by modern development.