2017 Map of Cottonwood Butte

About this map

Cottonwood Butte dominates the center of this high-altitude landscape, where the administrative boundaries of the Payette National Forest and Salmon National Forest meet in the Idaho backcountry. The terrain is defined by extreme relief and an intricate network of alpine water sources, ranging from the isolated Stoddard Lake in the southeast to the scattered Twin Lakes and Basin Lake. This area reflects a landscape primarily managed for timber and conservation, where human presence is marked by primitive routes such as Black Lake and the Camel/Kitchen Cr. trail. Evidence of early naming conventions and high-country exploration appears in landmarks like Phantom Meadow, Hungry Creek Point, and Farrow Mtn. The map preserves the complex drainage patterns of the Cottonwood Cr and Peak Cr systems before they descend toward larger river basins.