2024 Map of Gorman Hill

About this map

Shoecraft and Gorman Grave Site provides a poignant historical anchor for this portion of the Clearwater National Forest, where steep Idaho drainage basins define the landscape. The topographic character is dominated by the Moose Mountains and prominent features like Gorman Hill and the long stretch of Never Again Ridge. This 2024 survey captures a remote wilderness interior largely managed for forestry and conservation, as evidenced by the Cayuse Creek USFS Airport tucked near the banks of Shoecraft Creek. The naming conventions found here—from Pony Flats to Laundry Ridge Swamp Creek—suggest a history of early logging, packing, and forest service occupancy. A network of primitive routes like Moose Creek Rd and Co Rd 581 provides the only overland access through these high-elevation valleys.