2011 Map of Bismark Mountain

About this map

Big Creek flows through this mountainous region of Idaho County, forming a central drainage system that dictates the geography of this remote landscape. The map reveals an intricate network of tributaries that carve through the wilderness, including Big Ramey Creek and its distinctive branches, the West Fork Big Ramey Creek and East Fork Big Ramey Creek. This 2011 survey, utilizing imagery from 2009, documents the primitive road and trail infrastructure typical of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness area. Water sources with names such as Whiskey Creek, Wild Horse Creek, and Gold Creek hint at the prospecting and pioneering history of the backcountry. To the south, Monumental Creek and Diamond Creek converge, illustrating the rugged hydrological patterns that have historically challenged travel and settlement in the central Idaho mountains.