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1965 Map of Leonia

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Leonia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Kootenai River carves a deep valley through the northern Panhandle in this mid-1960s survey, marking the jurisdictional and geographic divide between the Kaniksu National Forest and Kootenai National Forest. The settlement of Leonia sits at a critical transit point where the Great Northern railroad tracks follow the river's bend, supported by a Gaging Station and the nearby Boulder Creek Cem.

Resource extraction and mountain navigation define the interior landscape, with the Idamont Mine located near Boulder Creek and several primitive routes like the Gable Creek Trail and Pack Trail ascending the high ridges. Named peaks such as Timber Mountain, Star Mtn, and Leonia Knob anchor the topography, while numerous drainages including Idamont Creek and Prohibition Creek flow from the steep Idaho-Montana border toward the central river valley.