1966 Map of Chimney Peak

About this map

Chimney Peak stands as a prominent landmark within this high-elevation landscape, where the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness converges with the Clearwater National Forest and Nez Perce National Forest. The topography is defined by sharp ridgelines like Wilderness Ridge and Glover Roundtop Ridge, which separate deep drainages fed by Old Man Creek and Split Creek. A series of alpine basins contain isolated water bodies including Chimney Lake, Louse Lake, and Flea Lake. Access across this complex terrain in the mid-1960s relied heavily on a network of primitive routes, such as the National Forest Pack Trail and various segments of the Pack Boundary Trail. These paths trace the contours near Ghost Mtn and The Crags, illustrating the remote character of this North Idaho interior before modern infrastructure reached these high divides.