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1973 Map of East of Howe Peak

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of East of Howe Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

The Idaho National Engineering Laboratory dominates this high-desert landscape in Butte County, reflecting the region's mid-century role in nuclear research and development. At the heart of the site is the U.S. Naval Reactors Facility, a complex of industrial structures and specialized infrastructure, including Sewage Disposal Ponds and an Industrial Waste Pond. The facility is served by the U.S. Government Railroad, which cuts across the terrain to connect the lab's core with the broader rail network.

Running north-to-south, the Big Lost River follows a seasonal course toward the Depression at the northern edge of the sheet, where the river naturally sinks into the basalt. Lincoln Boulevard provides the primary vehicular artery through this secure federal zone, passing numerous Borrow Pits and scattered Wells that speak to the ongoing construction and resource needs of the laboratory during the early 1970s.