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1966 Map of Greenside Butte

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Greenside Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Greenside Butte stands as a central landmark in this high-altitude landscape of the mid-1960s, marking the convergence of the Clearwater National Forest, Nezperce National Forest, and the protected Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage systems including Surprise Creek, Boulder Creek, and Rhoda Creek, which flow through steep basins toward the Lochsa River in the northwest.

Logistical movement through this backcountry relied heavily on a system of pack trails, such as the Pack Trail and Surprise Trail, which connected remote points like Horse Camp to high-elevation water bodies. The presence of numerous alpine features, including Seven Lakes, Mud Lake, and Rock Lake, illustrates the glaciated character of the divide. The map preserves the specific administrative and wilderness boundaries that dictated land use before modern expansion, highlighting the isolation of peaks like Gold Hill and Long Lake Point.