2020 Map of Burgdorf Summit

About this map

Faust Meadows serves as a lone named clearing within the high-altitude landscape of the Payette National Forest. This region is defined by its dramatic verticality, where the South Fork Salmon River carves through the eastern edge of the quadrangle. High-country landmarks such as Burgdorf Summit, Nelson Point, and Smith Knob suggest a terrain navigated primarily by forest service routes like Natl Forest Develop Road 355 Rd. The network of drainages including Raines Creek / Slaughter Gulch and Misty Tower Cr illustrates the complex watershed feeding into the Salmon River system. Historically significant markers like Mann Creek Ridge and the evocatively named Sleepy Saddle provide specific points of reference for those tracing back-country routes or family connections to Idaho's high timber and river country.