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1970 Map of Horton Peak

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Horton Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Horton Peak Lookout stands as a primary vantage point over this high-altitude landscape within the Sawtooth National Forest and the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The terrain is defined by the sharp rise of the Boulder Mountains and high basins containing Champion Lakes and Rainbow Lake. Evidence of high-country land use is visible through several corrals and a designated Camp along the Pole Creek corridor, which also houses the Pole Creek Guard Station.

Resource extraction and backcountry navigation are marked by a single Prospect near Galena Gulch and an extensive network of Pack Trails and Jeep Trails. These routes follow drainages like Germania Creek and Westernhome Creek, illustrating the remote connectivity of the Idaho interior before more modern infrastructure. The boundary between Custer and Blaine counties bisects the southern peaks, running through the uniquely named Governors Punchbowl.