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1990 Map of Mountain Home

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Mountain Home
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Mountain Home Air Force Base and the namesake city of Mountain Home dominate the southwestern reaches of this high desert and mountain landscape. The 1990s-era geography captures the complex relationship between military installations, such as the Idaho National Guard Maneuver and Training Area, and the irrigation-driven agriculture of the Camas Prairie. The Union Pacific railroad corridor serves as a vital artery connecting the smaller settlements like Mayfield and Slaters Flat to the larger regional network.

Water management is central to the area's development, evidenced by the massive Anderson Ranch Reservoir on the South Fork Boise River and smaller impoundments like Little Camas Reservoir and Long Tom Reservoir. To the north and east, the terrain rises into the Boise National Forest and Sawtooth National Forest, where labels like Reclamation Village and Hill City mark the transition from the arid plains to the timbered slopes of the Dan Skin Mountains and Mount Bennett Hills.