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1990 Map of Fingerboard Saddle

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Fingerboard Saddle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Litch Ranch and Rhodes Creek Ranch are isolated outposts in this landscape, which captures a complex drainage system within the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area during the late twentieth century. High ridges like Haas Ridge and Summit Ridge define the verticality of the terrain, while numerous gulches—including Schleur Gulch and Rowley Gulch—feed into major watercourses like Lightning Creek and Cow Creek.

Remote trails such as the Western Rim Trail and National Recreation Trail connect localized landmarks like Fingerboard Saddle and Kernan Point. The mapping shows the transition between the managed Wallowa National Forest and the protected Hells Canyon Wilderness, where features like Butcherknife Creek and Mormon Flat suggest a history of early livestock grazing and backcountry travel long before the area became a modern recreation hub.