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1959 Map of Garden Valley

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Garden Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The confluence of the Middle Fork Payette River and the South Fork Payette River centers this mid-century survey of the Boise National Forest. The map documents the scattered settlements and administrative outposts of the era, including the village of Crouch and the Garden Valley Ranger Sta. To the south, the terrain transitions into an active mining district near Mineral Mtn, where the Golden Age Mine, Grand View Mine, and various Mineral Mines are recorded alongside the small community of Grimes Pass.

Forest management is evident through the network of guard stations like Hardscrabble Guard Sta and Gallagher Guard Sta, while the high-altitude topography is punctuated by Scott Mtn Lookout and Lightning Creek Rocks. The landscape is defined by its drainage systems, from the narrow Rocky Canyon to the broader Garden Valley itself, which provides a level area for the settlement and its Schoolhouse Gulch. This 1959 field check preserves the road and trail network before more modern development reached this part of the Idaho backcountry.