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1963 Map of Gold Hill

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Gold Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Kootenai National Forest dominates this 1963 landscape, where a network of watercourses and primitive access routes defines the geography of Lincoln County. The map documents the convergence of several drainages, including the East Fork Pipe Creek and Shafer Creek, which flow toward the central artery of Pipe Creek. This area of the forest is characterized by several recreational and utilitarian sites, from the Pipe Creek Campground and Carrigan Campground to a Gravel Pit positioned for local maintenance.

Outdoor navigation is recorded through a series of specialized routes, including the Pack Trail, Bobtail Trail, and unnamed Jeep Trail segments. Higher elevations like Gold Hill and the basin around Tom Poole Lake provide landmarks for those tracing the historical footprint of forestry and land management in the Cabinet Mountains region. This survey represents the terrain just as motorized recreational access began to expand alongside established pack routes.