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2017 Map of Devils Teeth Rapids

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Devils Teeth Rapids
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Salmon River cuts a deep path through the Salmon River Mountains in this remote Idaho landscape, where the current encounters challenging obstacles like Devils Teeth Rapids and Little Devils Teeth Rapids. This stretch of water is bordered by significant public lands, including the Bitterroot National Forest to the north and the Payette National Forest to the south. The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes from the river banks at Corey Bar and Elkhorn Bar up to high peaks such as Cabin Mtn and Grass Mtn.

Inside the Grass Mountain (Wilderness), the map reveals a network of drainages such as McCalla Creek and Disappointment Creek that feed into the main river canyon. Features like Patrol Point and McCalla Ridge suggest the topographic complexity of the Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness area. The presence of several "bars" along the river, including Disappointment Bar, indicates historical alluvial deposits commonly associated with river-based travel and early mining prospects in this canyon environment.