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1962 Map of Butts Creek Point

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Butts Creek Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Salmon River and the Middle Fork Salmon River converge in this remote corridor of the Salmon National Forest, defining the jagged boundary between Idaho and Lemhi counties. Mapped in the early 1960s, the landscape is a network of named drainages like Placer Creek and Bear Basin Creek that feed into the main river canyon. High points such as Butts Creek Point Lookout and Nipple Lookout provide strategic vantage points over the complex topography, while an abandoned airstrip near the West Fork Butts Creek hints at earlier aviation-supported access to these mountain reaches.

River navigation and mountain travel are the primary themes of this 1962 survey. Numerous named river features, including Hancock Rapids and several other Rapids, illustrate the water's power as it flows past gravel bars such as Cunningham Bar and Cache Bar. A solitary Jeep Trail winding through the northern heights represents the era's limited terrestrial infrastructure, contrasting with the many creeks like Kitchen Creek and Roaring Creek that carved the surrounding terrain.