1966 Map of Grave Peak

About this map

Grave Peak stands as the prominent landmark of this high-elevation wilderness, where the boundaries of the Clearwater National Forest and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness meet. The landscape is defined by a series of high ridges and deep drainages, including Friday Ridge and the Cliff formation. The 1966 survey, later updated in 1984, documents a network of high-country pack trails such as the Pack Trail and White Sand Creek Trail, which provided the primary access to this backcountry long before modernized infrastructure reached the interior. Numerous alpine basins are home to features like the Walton Lakes, Colt Lake, and Wind Lakes. Broad valley floor openings, specifically Sneakfoot Meadows and Kooskooskia Meadows, provide critical riparian habitat and transit points along Walton Creek and Colt Creek. The map serves as a detailed record of the era's land management and primitive trail systems.