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2011 Map of Custer

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Custer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The settlement of Custer serves as the focal point for this survey of the Salmon River Mountains, where high-altitude mining and recreation define the landscape. The Yankee Fork and its many tributaries, including Greylock Creek and Eightmile Creek, carve through a topography marked by significant peaks such as Estes Mountain and Mount Greylock. Evidence of the region's industrial heritage is clearly visible near the southern reaches of the map, notably at the site of the Yankee Fork Dredge and the Sunbeam Mine further north along Jordan Creek.

Modern land use is represented by several recreation sites, including Greylock Campground and Custer Number 1 Campground, providing access to the rugged terrain surrounding Loon Creek Summit. The network of drainages and gulches, such as Slaughterhouse Gulch and Puzzler Gulch, reveals a complex natural drainage system that supported the historic mining operations scattered throughout the Yankee Fork district.