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1987 Map of Monroe Butte

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Monroe Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Brownlee Reservoir and the Snake River define the western edge of this landscape at the border of Idaho and Oregon in the late 1980s. The interior is dominated by the steep drainages of the Hitt Mountains within the Payette National Forest. This era shows a rugged terrain marked by historic resource extraction, with numerous prospects, an Adit, and the Mineral Adit located along Dennett Creek. A lone Cemetery sits near the creek, providing a primary point of interest for genealogists tracking local history in this isolated mountain region.

Prominent summits such as Monroe Butte, Iron Mountain, and Mc Chord Butte rise above a network of gulches and canyons, including Tartar Gulch and Black Canyon. Primitive 4WD trails are the only thoroughfares through the high country, connecting sites like the Mortimer Mine to the lower basins. The drainage patterns of Sturgill Creek, Adams Creek, and Monroe Creek illustrate the complex watershed that feeds into the reservoir system at the Oregon state line.