1967 Map of Helmer Mtn

About this map

Roosevelt Grove of Ancient Cedars and the surrounding high-country peaks define this 1967 survey of the border region between Washington and Idaho. The landscape is characterized by its network of watersheds, where Granite Creek flows through the deep Packrat Gorge and over Granite Falls and La Soto Falls. While road access is limited primarily to the southern end near the Stagger Inn Campground, the interior is traversed by an extensive system of a Pack Trail and a Jeep Trail, facilitating movement through the Salmo-Priest Wilderness and the Kaniksu National Forest. The map documents high elevations such as Helmer Mountain and Thunder Mtn, which separate the drainages of Sullivan Cr and Gold Creek. Remote water features like Muskegon Lake and Plaza Lake are situated in steep basins, illustrating the drainage patterns that define the northern Panhandle and Pend Oreille frontier during this era.