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1972 Map of Mosby Well

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Mosby Well
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The high desert plateau where Blaine and Power counties meet is defined by a landscape of intermittent water and remote outposts. In the early 1970s, this area of the Snake River Plain remained sparsely settled, with the most prominent landmarks being vital water points like Mosby Well and the Gasten Beattie Well. These sites, along with the Sand Lake Reservoir and Rock Lake, represent the critical infrastructure required for ranching and survival in the arid Idaho interior.

Transportation throughout the quadrangle is largely restricted to a network of unimproved paths, including the marked Jeep Trail and Jeep Tr. The lack of primary roads emphasizes the isolation of this region during the era, as the terrain transitions between county lines. This map is a clear record of the functional geography of the region, focusing on the named wells and ephemeral water bodies that anchored human activity in the sagebrush steppe.