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1966 Map of Bloom Peak

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

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Bloom Peak and the high ridges of the Bitterroot Range define this mid-1960s survey along the border of Idaho and Montana. The landscape is a complex network of drainages within the Kaniksu National Forest and Coeur d'Alene National Forest, where steep drainages like Marten Creek and Trout Creek have shaped the high-altitude terrain. Access during this era was largely limited to a system of primitive routes, including the Pack Trail and Ridge Trail, reflecting a period of wilderness management before modern road expansion.

Evidence of resource management and exploration appears through specific landmarks like a Lookout Tower on Minton Peak and a remote Heliport. For those tracing the history of land use in the Cabinet Mountains vicinity, the map identifies a solitary Mine near Attlebury Creek and the high-elevation waters of Ninetythree Mile Lake. These features, combined with named summits like Eightyseven Mile Peak and McNeeley Peak, provide a detailed record of the geography as it was understood by the U.S. Forest Service and Geological Survey during the 1966 field check.