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2020 Map of Hanover Mountain

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Hanover Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Gospel Peak and the high ridges of the Nez Perce National Forest dominate this part of Idaho County, where high-elevation drainage systems feed into the Wind River and Hanover Creek. The landscape is defined by a series of alpine meadows and small basins, including Round Bottom Meadows, Wind River Meadows, and Rhett Meadows. These open areas historically served as vital landmarks and grazing grounds within the dense timber of the Salmon River mountains.

Evidence of the region's late 19th-century gold rush remains in place names like Florence Basin and Last Chance Gulch, south of Hanover Mountain. The presence of Moores Station Road and Nat For Dev Rd 313 provides context for the forest's development and access. Numerous alpine water bodies, such as Slate Lakes, Indigo Lake, and Emerald Lake, are tucked into the high cirques, marking a wilderness characterized by dramatic relief and isolated peaks like Umbrella Butte.