1995 Map of Clarkia

About this map

Clarkia serves as a small anchor for this region of the Idaho Panhandle, situated along the St Maries River where Shoshone, Benewah, and Latah counties meet. The landscape is defined by the legacy of resource extraction, with numerous instances of dredge tailings scattered along Emerald Creek and the river valley, alongside a local Gravel Pit. These industrial scars contrast with the surrounding St Joe National Forest, which covers high points like West Elk Peak and East Elk Peak. The transit corridor follows the river's winding path, passing through minor points such as Jims Spur and tracing the narrow valley floor below Clarkia Peak. This map records the late-twentieth-century balance between active forestry and mining operations and the preservation of the Idaho backcountry.