2004 Map of Council Mountain

About this map

Council Mountain dominates this portion of the Payette National Forest in Adams County, serving as a prominent landmark that defines the local watershed. The landscape is characterized by a series of high-elevation basins, including Cottonwood Basin, Granite Basin, Lake Basin, and Arbuckle Basin, which feed the complex drainage network of the Middle Fork Weiser River. This 2004 revision reveals a terrain shaped by historical land use and forest management, where numerous gulches like Cookhouse Gulch and Log Cabin Gulch suggest early settlement or industry footprints. The presence of the Council Lookout highlights the strategic importance of this high ground for forest monitoring, while labels such as Dutch Oven Spring and Sugarloaf provide specific points of interest for those tracing old backcountry routes and family-named geographical features in the Idaho wilderness.