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2024 Map of Line Point

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Line Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Kaniksu National Forest and Kootenai National Forest meet at the jagged crest of the Purcell Mountains, marking the high-altitude boundary between Idaho and Montana. This survey documents a landscape defined by dramatic elevation changes, where peaks like Reno Mtn and Keno Mtn overlook a complex network of drainages including Hellroaring Creek and Skin Creek. The presence of several high-country lakes, most notably Solomon Lake and Perkins Lake, provides a crucial reference for those tracing the historical accessibility of this borderland.

Transport and navigation through this high terrain are represented by a system of forest roads and trails, such as the Montana Line Trl and Deer Ridge-Buckhorn Trl. These routes follow the natural topography of ridges like Buckhorn Ridge and Deer Ridge, illustrating how late-twentieth and early-twenty-first-century infrastructure adapted to the formidable Cabinet and Purcell ranges. The prominent landmark of Line Point serves as a geographic anchor for the quadrangle.