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2023 Map of Lucky Peak

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Lucky Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Boise River valley east of Boise City is defined by a complex network of water management and historical transit corridors. Significant irrigation infrastructure like the New York Canal and Penitentiary Canal parallels the river, illustrating the agricultural and civic engineering required to support the growing settlement at Barber. To the south, the historic path of the Oregon Trl skirts the edge of the Boise Valley, providing a tangible link to the era of western migration.

Rising sharply from the valley floor, the Danskin Mountains and peaks like Shaw Mtn and Lucky Peak dominate the eastern landscape. Much of this high ground is protected within the Boise National Forest, where recreational trails such as the Adelman Mine Trl and Beals Ridge Trl traverse the ridges. The impounded waters of Lucky Peak Lake and the developed Sandy Point Beach mark a modern transition from the industrial and agricultural heritage of the river below.