2011 Map of Gem Peak

About this map

Holliday Mine and the high vantage point of Gem Peak Lookout anchor this 2011 survey of the Idaho-Montana borderlands. The landscape is defined by a dense network of watercourses and sharp vertical relief, including Gem Peak, Ulm Peak, and Eighty Peak. These summits divide the drainage basins of East Fork Elk Creek to the west and the various branches of Marten Creek and Pilgrim Creek to the east. Remote access is facilitated by forest roads such as Pilgrim Creek Rd and RD 44, which wind through terrain marked by named landmarks like Lost Cabin Gulch and Lone Cliff. The presence of the mine and lookout suggest a history of resource extraction and fire management within the Shoshone County wilderness, where Idaho Point and Bottle Point overlook the deep valleys of Ulm Creek and Gem Creek.