1973 Map of Blackmare

About this map

Payette National Forest and Boise National Forest converge in this high-altitude 1973 survey, capturing a wild landscape of the Idaho backcountry defined by its lookouts and primitive trail networks. The quadrangle is anchored by the dual observation points at Miners Peak Lookout and Blackmare Lookout, which overlook a complex hydrology of glacial lakes including Dismal Lake, Bills Lake, and Stump Lake. The terrain is characterized by sharp summits like Square Top and Needles Summit, while the drainage systems of Kennally Creek and Buckhorn Creek provide the primary corridors for travel. A network of routes, including the White Rock Peak Cutoff Trail and various unnamed pack trails, reveals the foot-and-horse transit patterns typical of this era in the national forests before significant road development altered the character of the drainage basins.