1966 Map of Hunter Peak

About this map

Hunter Peak stands as a prominent high point in this remote wilderness area along the border of Idaho and Montana during the mid-1960s. The landscape is defined by the high divides of Elk Ridge and Long Ridge, which separate the drainages of Bear Creek and Cub Creek. The map shows a region almost entirely devoid of permanent structures, instead highlighting the primitive Pack Trail network that provided the only access through the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. Several high-elevation glacial features are mapped, including Moe Lake, Diamond Lake, and Bigfoot Lake. This survey illustrates the protected landscape of both the Nez Perce National Forest and Bitterroot Nat Forest before more modern conservation classifications were finalized, documenting the intersection of Ravalli and Idaho counties along the continental divide.