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2017 Map of Featherville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The South Fork Boise River corridor defines the heart of this Elmore County landscape, where the settlement of Featherville serves as a gateway to the high-country drainages of the Boise National Forest and Sawtooth National Forest. This 2017 survey captures the area's transition from riverbed flats to steep, gulch-cut slopes, including the recreational hub at Paradise Hot Springs and the Dog Creek Campground. Local history is embedded in the naming of numerous narrow valleys such as Schoolhouse Gulch, Casey Gulch, and Roberts Gulch, which suggest the historic footprint of early ranching or mining activity along the river's edge.

The terrain is marked by significant elevation gains toward Dog Mtn and the prominent Yellow Pine Ridge. A dense network of Forest Service access routes, including Crosscut S and various numbered spurs, crisscross the timbered ridges, illustrating the modern management and accessibility of these public lands. Many smaller tributaries like Trinity Creek, Grouse Creek, and Tollgate Cr feed into the main river valley, shaping the complex topography that characterizes this section of the Idaho backcountry.