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1972 Map of Elk Meadow

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Elk Meadow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Elk Mountain dominates the central landscape of this Idaho interior, where the high-elevation basin of Elk Meadow transitions between the Challis National Forest and the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The land use at the time of this early 1970s survey reflects a mix of primitive recreation and mountain administration, anchored by the Cap Horn Forest Service Station and a series of high-country campsites including the Sheep Trail Campground and Stanley Lake Campground.

Evidence of resource extraction and infrastructure is visible in the scattered Prospects and Tailings near Valley Creek, alongside a remote Landing Strip and a Borrow Pit near Cape Horn Creek. The drainage patterns are intricate, defined by the Trap Creek Narrows and the expansive Cape Horn Marsh, while a network of Pack Trails and Jeep Trails provides the primary means of navigating the high meadows and summits like Blind Summit.