1965 Map of Hoodoo Pass

About this map

The high Bitterroot Divide along the Montana-Idaho border is the central focus of this 1965 survey. At the crest sits Hoodoo Pass, a high-altitude crossing point where the Hoodoo Pack Trail transitions between the Lolo National Forest to the northeast and the Clearwater National Forest to the southwest. The rugged geography is defined by steep drainages feeding the North Fork Clearwater River, which winds through the southwestern corner of the sheet. Notable high points like Trap Point and Short Point overlook deep canyons carved by Rawhide Creek and Long Creek. Evidence of early communication infrastructure is found near the pass at the Radio Tower, while the name Vanderbilt Gulch suggests the influence of early mining or timber prospecting in this isolated mountain landscape.