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1963 Map of Boles

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Boles
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Joseph Plains dominates the central landscape of this Idaho interior survey, where the high plateau gives way to the deep carving of the Salmon River canyon. A network of primitive Jeep Trails and Pack Trails provides the primary access across this terrain, connecting isolated settlements like Boles and riverfront points such as White House Bar. The map preserves specific markers of the era's mountain life, from the solitary Mine located south of Home Sweet Home Creek to the memorial at Soldiers Grave near the headwaters of Cottonwood Creek.

Drainage systems like Rickman Creek, Deep Creek, and Wolf Creek define the ridges of Burnt Ridge and Long Canyon. The boundary between Lewis and Idaho Counties follows the rugged northern drainage into the Salmon, illustrating the geographic challenges that dictated political lines and local transport. This 1960s study captures the remote character of the region before modern infrastructure altered its traditional ranching and mining access routes.