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1967 Map of Mahoney Butte

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Mahoney Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Sawtooth National Forest dominates this Idaho landscape, where high-elevation gulches and creeks define the topography south of Ketchum. The area reveals a significant history of resource extraction, evidenced by the Democrat Mine and Red Cloud Mine, along with several unnamed mine workings scattered across the drainages of Democrat Gulch and Panther Gulch. Natural thermal features are a notable presence, specifically Clarendon Hot Springs and a Hot Spring located near Deer Creek.

Transport and recreation in the late 1960s were centered around primitive Jeep Trail routes and a network of pack trails, including the Lodgepole Trail and Pack Trail. These routes connected remote points like Mahoney Butte and Gim to water-based landmarks such as Wolftone Creek and Greenhorn Creek. For recreationists, Wolftone Campground and Bridge Campground provided established sites for navigating this complex system of ridges and drainages like Narrow Gauge Gulch and Imperial Gulch.