1957 Map of Davis Mountain

About this map

The high desert and mountain slopes of the Bennett Hills dominate this mid-century survey of the Camas and Gooding County line. Early Idaho travel and settlement patterns are evident at the Emigrant Cemetery and isolated homesteads like Hole-in-the-Wall Cabin and the Crist Cabin. The landscape is a complex network of seasonal drainages and springs, including Hot Spring and Hot Sulphur Lake, which supported ranching operations at Bray Lake Ranch and Fir Grove Ranch. Resource extraction and water management are visible through the Chalk Mine and the Main Ditch Canal feeding the southern plains. Notable geological features like the City of Rocks and Dead Horse Cave mark the transition from the high Camas Prairie in the north toward the volcanic terrain of the Snake River Plain further south.