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1964 Map of El Capitan

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of El Capitan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

El Capitan stands as a prominent landmark in this high-altitude landscape along the border of Idaho and Montana. Surveyed in the early 1960s, the terrain is defined by the meeting of the Bitterroot National Forest and Nezperce National Forest. The map documents a network of high-country water bodies, including the Big Grizzly Lake and Little Grizzly Lake cluster, and the remote Lake Capitan situated below its namesake peak.

Logistics across this interior of the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness rely on a system of pack trails crossing through Bear Creek Pass. Distinctive geographical features like South Fork Meadows and One Horn Basin highlight the glacial-carved character of the region. The map preserves the exact placement of remote alpine waters such as Coquina Lake, Lookout Lake, and Lost Horse Lake during an era of expanding federal wilderness protection.