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1996 Map of Minerva Peak

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Minerva Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

Lake Pend Oreille dominates the western edge of this landscape, its deep waters meeting the steep, timbered slopes of the Kaniksu National Forest. The rugged shoreline is punctuated by small outposts and landmarks such as Blacktail, Whiskey Rock, and the isolated Clara Cemetery near the settlement of Ethel. These points, along with Cedar and Minerva, suggest a history of lakeside residency and transit before modern road networks reached these interior reaches.

Industrial activity is etched into the higher elevations, where the Minerva Mine and Falls Creek Mine sit tucked into the drainages of Minerva Ridge. The terrain climbs sharply toward landmarks like Minerva Peak and Barton Hump, with numerous creeks such as Granite Creek and Tumbledown Creek cutting through the narrow valleys. A solitary Footbridge near Granite serves as a reminder of the pedestrian and pack-trail scale of this mountainous backcountry.