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2011 Map of Big Chief Creek

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Big Chief Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Springfield Mine sits along West Fork Springfield Creek in this interior section of the Idaho backcountry, accessible via the winding Thunder Mtn Rd. This high-altitude landscape is defined by its complex drainage network, where the headwaters of Indian Creek and Big Chief Creek carve through the terrain beneath prominent landmarks like Big Baldy Ridge and Indian Creek Point.

Hydrographic features are central to the geography here, from the larger Meadow Creek Lake in the northwest to the more isolated Papoose Lakes and Buck Lake further east. The map details numerous named waterways including Little Pistol Creek and Trigger Creek, illustrating the remote character of a region where human footprint is largely limited to the old mine site and a handful of designated forest roads and meadows like Kiwah Meadow.