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1965 Map of Curley Creek

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Curley Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Kootenai River defines the southwestern corridor of this mid-1960s survey, marking a vital transit point where the Great Northern railroad tracks parallel the water. This rugged borderland between Idaho and Montana is heavily forested, split between the Kaniksu National Forest and the Kootenai National Forest. Human presence is concentrated along the narrow valley floors and specific extraction points, such as the Homestake Mine and various Borrow Pit locations used for local construction.

Remote education and early infrastructure are preserved here through the location of Central Sch near the Montana border. The geography is characterized by high peaks like Murphy Mountain and Haystack Mountain, while numerous small lakes including Bonner Lake and Herman Lake dot the interior. Access to the interior timber and mineral lands is recorded via established routes like the Leonia (Pack) Trail and several miles of unnamed jeep trails.