1963 Map of Garver Mountain

About this map

Kootenai National Forest dominates this landscape in the upper northwestern corner of Montana, where the terrain climbs toward high peaks and the international border. This 1963 field-checked survey reveals a remote wilderness defined by the Yaak River and its numerous tributaries, including the West Fork Yaak River and Rampike Creek. Human presence is sparse and focused on early forest management and resource access, marked by the Pete Creek Camp and a Lookout Tower atop Garver Mtn. The map traces a network of primitive routes like the Pack Trail that follow natural contours through Pete Creek Meadows and around the slopes of Mt Obermayer. These features suggest a period when fire watch and backcountry travel were the primary activities in these high-elevation woods before modern forest road expansion.