2013 Map of Donkey Hills NW

About this map

Challis National Forest land meets the high country of the Lemhi Range in this high-desert mountain survey along the border of Lemhi and Custer counties. The Pahsimeroi River valley provides a focal point for settlement, most notably at Goldburg, where the Goldburg Rd connects this remote community to the surrounding wilderness. The landscape is defined by the drainage systems of several significant creeks, including Big Creek, Goldburg Creek, and Doublespring Creek, which carve through the high elevations. Access to these areas is mapped via early 21st-century tracks such as Doublespring Pass Rd and McCoy Ln, tracing the routes used by ranchers and foresters. The intersection of public forest lands and private agricultural use in the river valley illustrates the traditional land-use patterns of rural Idaho.