1961 Map of Lakeview

About this map

Lakeview sits on the eastern shore of Pend Oreille Lake, serving as a focal point for the silver and lead mining operations that defined this mountain landscape in the early 1960s. The terrain is divided by the Nat Forest Divide, with the northern section falling within the Kaniksu National Forest and the southern portion within the Coeur D'Alene National Forest. This survey captures a dense concentration of hard-rock mining sites tucked into the gulches, including the Silver Leaf Mine, Keep Cool Mine, and Conjecture Mine. High points like Jackknife Peak and Prospect Peak tower over the drainage basins of Gold Creek and the North Fork Coeur D'Alene River. Navigation through this steep backcountry relied heavily on a network of unimproved routes like Bunco Road and various unnamed jeep trails that connected remote claims and lookouts.