2017 Map of Mount Pend Oreille

About this map

Mount Pend Oreille serves as a prominent landmark within the high terrain of the Cabinet Mountains, where the Pend Oreille Divide forms a natural boundary between major drainage basins. This 2017 survey shows a landscape defined by the overlapping reaches of the Kaniksu National Forest and Kootenai National Forest. The geography is characterized by high alpine water bodies like Lake Darling and Gem Lake, which feed the complex network of creeks including Lightning Cr and N Callahan Cr. The map details the access routes used for forest management and recreation, such as Nat For Dev Rd 427 and Van Dyke Rd. These roads snake through the elevations near Mt Willard and Strawberry Mountain, providing a framework for understanding the transition between the watershed of Grouse Cr and the eastern slopes leading toward the Idaho-Montana border region.