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1943 Map of Boehls Butte

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Boehls Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Boehls sits at the confluence of several mountain drainages in the heart of the Bitterroot Mountains, serving as a focal point for this 1936 survey of the Idaho backcountry. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the North Fork Clearwater River and the Little North Fork Clearwater River, which carve deep valleys through the heavily forested terrain of the St Joe National Forest and Clearwater National Forest.

A network of fire lookouts and remote dwellings suggests a mid-century economy focused on forestry and resource management. Sites such as Mix Cabin, Finns Cabin, and Larkins Cabin are connected by rugged paths like the Freezeout Trail, while prominent high points including Boehls Butte Lookout and Bertha Hill Lookout provided essential vantage points for monitoring the timberlands. The map also records the county boundary between Shoshone Co and Clearwater Co, bisecting the remote ridges and peaks such as Blackdome Peak.