2013 Map of Frenchman Creek

About this map

Vienna stands as a focal point of human history in this mountainous Idaho landscape, situated within the high-elevation reaches of the Sawtooth National Forest. This 2013 survey illustrates the complex drainage patterns of the Sawtooth Range, where headwaters like Frenchman Cr and Smiley Cr feed into the northern-flowing Salmon River. The terrain is marked by significant topographical shifts, moving from the open Sawtooth Valley into steep drainages such as Sawmill Canyon and Mill Gulch. Access to this remote region is primarily facilitated by Smiley Creek Rd, which follows the contours of the land. The map also delineates the high ridgeline boundary shared between Camas and Blaine Counties, tracing the physical divide that separates the W Fork Big Smoky Cr watershed from the interior forest basins.