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1995 Map of Mackay Bar

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Mackay Bar
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

The Salmon River carves through a landscape of deep canyons and high ridges at the intersection of several vast protected areas in the mid-1990s. This survey captures a remote wilderness economy centered on the river and isolated holdings, including the Indian Creek Ranch, Cove Ranch, and Romine Ranch. The topography is marked by significant elevation changes, from the river corridor at Mackay Bar to the high points of Jersey Mountain and Cove Mountain.

Resource extraction and backcountry access are evident through features like the War Eagle Mine, an Adit, and multiple unnamed Mines. River navigation at this time was defined by formidable obstacles such as the Warren Creek Rapids and Mahn Creek Rapids. The map delineates the convergence of the Gospel Hump Wilderness, Nez Perce National Forest, and the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, reflecting late-20th-century land management in Idaho.