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2020 Map of Cannonball Mountain

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Cannonball Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Sawtooth National Forest dominates this section of the Idaho backcountry, where the landscape is defined by the high elevations of Cannonball Mtn and Liberal Mtn. This high-country drainage network feeds into several forks of the Elk Creek, most notably at the Elk Creek Hot Spring located in the eastern portion of the quadrangle. The map reveals a specialized transportation network adapted for the high terrain, featuring the Camp Creek Jeep Trail, Liberal Loop Jeep Trail, and Ditto Flat Jeep Trail which provide access across the ridge lines.

In the southern reaches, the elevation begins to level out near Cline Hill and Mill Canyon. Here, more established routes like Deer Creek Rd and Peck Rd appear, suggesting a transition from the dense, forested interior of the Sawtooths to the more accessible lands of the Camas Prairie fringe. The naming of landmarks such as McDonald Gulch and Wood Gulch reflects a landscape traditionally accessed for timber, grazing, or mining through these narrow drainages.