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2013 Map of Cobalt

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Cobalt
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Cobalt and Blackbird represent the primary points of human settlement in this high-altitude landscape within the Salmon National Forest. The topography is defined by significant ridges and peaks, most notably Swan Peak and Leacock Point, which divide a complex drainage network. Waterways such as Panther Cr and Woodtick Cr cut through the terrain, illustrating the remote and specialized nature of these mountain outposts in Lemhi County.

Transportation is limited to established corridors like Panther Creek Rd and Deep Creek Rd, which provide the only access through the winding valleys. The arrangement of Deep Creek Ridge and Pepper Creek Ridge shows how the physical geography dictated the placement of early mining and forest service infrastructure. This survey captures a moment in the modern era where these specific locales remain defined by their isolation and their relationship with the surrounding national forest lands.