1995 Map of Marble Butte

About this map

The Gospel Hump Wilderness dominates this mid-1990s survey, a high-altitude landscape defined by steep drainages and prominent peaks within the Nez Perce National Forest. The map centers on the namesake Marble Butte and the nearby Elk Butte, showing a terrain largely inaccessible by road, where transit is restricted to trails and natural corridors. Water features are concentrated in the north and west, including Twin Lakes, Square Mountain Lake, and Hidden Lake, which feed a network of creeks like Anchor Creek and Sheep Creek as they descend toward the Salmon River to the southwest. Significant meadows such as Anchor Meadow and Porcupine Meadow provide distinct breaks in the dense forest cover. This map captures the region's character as a preserved wilderness, highlighting the relationship between the Grass Ridge heights and the deep-cut river canyons below.