2024 Map of Cobalt

About this map

Cobalt lies at the heart of this Idaho landscape, situated within the high terrain of the Yellowjacket Mountains and surrounded by the Salmon National Forest. The map documents a rugged network of watercourses and ridges, defined by the drainage of Panther Creek and Deep Creek. Historical movement through this high country is evidenced by the Thunder Mountain Historic Trl, which winds through the southern sections near Swan Peak. Forest service routes like Nat For Dev Rd 100 and Deep Creek Rd provide the primary access through these steep valleys. The naming of features like Copper Creek, Fawn Creek, and Pepper Creek Ridge reflects the long-standing mining and natural history of Lemhi County, where isolated settlements once supported regional industry among the peaks.