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1972 Map of Little Baldy Mnt.

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Little Baldy Mnt.
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Malheur National Forest and Whitman National Forest converge in this high-elevation wilderness, where the drainage divide separates waters flowing toward the North Fork Malheur River and the South Fork Burnt River. The landscape is defined by its ridge-running pack trails, including the Little Baldy Trail (Pack) and the Sunshine Flat Trail (Pack), which provided essential access for forest management and livestock grazing during the early 1970s.

Remote outposts such as the Short Creek Forest Service Station and the Fopian Campground serve as localized hubs for activity in this mountainous terrain. Prominent peaks including Little Baldy Mtn, Glacier Mtn, and Sheep Mtn anchor the topography, while features like Big Burn indicate the natural history of fire in these timberlands. For the researcher, the map preserves the exact alignment of historical forest boundaries between Grant and Baker counties and the network of corrals and springs used by early rangers and ranchers.