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2017 Map of Clifty Mountain

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Clifty Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Orville Heath sits at the southwestern edge of this landscape where the high peaks of the Selkirk Mountains descend toward the Boundary and Bonner County line. The terrain is dominated by steep ridges and deep drainages, including Clifty Mountain and Iron Mtn, within the expansive reaches of the Kaniksu National Forest. A complex network of watercourses, such as Found Girl Cr and Hunt Girl Cr, carve through the timbered slopes, reflecting the area's hydrology before modern forest management altered these corridors.

Legacy forest routes like Black Mtn Rd and Boulder Creek Rd provide access to interior landmarks like Boulder Meadows and the high-altitude Divide Lake. This 2017 survey documents the intersection of public land boundaries where the Kootenai National Forest meets the Kaniksu, preserving a record of the remote mountain passes such as Kelly Pass used by early travelers and forestry workers in the Idaho Panhandle.