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1966 Map of Grave Peak

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Grave Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Grave Peak dominates this 1960s terrain in the high Idaho backcountry, marking a prominent summit within the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. The landscape is a network of drainage basins and glacial features, where the Clearwater National Forest meets steep ridgelines and high-altitude basins. A heavy concentration of alpine water bodies, including the Walton Lakes, Colt Lake, Grouse Lake, and the cluster at Wind Lakes, illustrates the hydrology of the Bitterroot Range before modern trail developments were extensively mapped.

Glacial cirques and meadows define the lower elevations, with named clearings such as Sneakfoot Meadows, Marion Meadows, and Kooskooskia Meadows providing open ground amidst the dense timber. Narrow corridors for travel are limited to a mapped pack trail system and high-mountain gaps like Savage Pass, Friday Pass, and the family-named Tom Beal Park. This map serves as a primary record of the region's wilderness character just after the establishment of the national wilderness system.