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2024 Map of Cape Horn Lakes

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Cape Horn Lakes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Middle Fork Salmon River carves through the northwestern corner of this territory, marking a boundary where the Boise National Forest meets the massive Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. The landscape is defined by high alpine water systems and significant peaks of the Sawtooth Range, including Cape Horn Mtn and Ruffneck Peak. A network of trails and primitive roads, such as Seafoam Rd and the Langer Lake Trl, provides access to remote high-altitude basins.

Concentrations of glacial lakes like Lola Lakes, Collie Lake, and the Finger Lakes emphasize the high-elevation drainage patterns that feed into Marsh Creek and Cape Horn Creek. The small settlement at Cape Horn sits near the junction of Cape Horn Rd and Lola Creek Campground Rd, serving as a rare point of human infrastructure in a region otherwise dominated by protected wilderness and national forest lands.