2013 Map of Fivemile Bar

About this map

Nez Perce National Forest and Payette National Forest meet along a river corridor defined by sandbars and remote outposts. These river bars, including Boise Bar, Painter Bar, and Fivemile Bar, represent the primary points of human activity in this vertical landscape. The map shows the infrastructure necessary for accessing these remote locations, such as the Mackay Bar Bridge and the Wilson Bar USFS Airport, which serves as a critical connection point for the backcountry. Away from the water, the terrain climbs toward peaks like Mammoth Mtn and Abrams Height, where the Blue Ridge Cabin and various campgrounds suggest a landscape utilized for forest management and seasonal shelter. The presence of Grizzly Gulch and Little Sheepeater Lake underscores the isolation of this Idaho County wilderness in the early twenty-first century.