1966 Map of Mt George

About this map

The Nez Perce National Forest and Bitterroot National Forest converge in this high-altitude 1966 survey, defined by the protected boundaries of the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. A complex drainage system feeds into White Cap Creek, including high mountain streams like Bad Luck Creek, Fry Pan Creek, and South Fork Creek. Human infrastructure is sparse and oriented toward fire surveillance and backcountry travel, anchored by the Bad Luck Lookout Tower and a series of primitive Pack Trails that cross the ridges. Named peaks such as Mt George and Cub Point punctuate a landscape where the National Forest Boundary remains indefinite in certain reaches, reflecting the raw, transitionary nature of the Idaho backcountry during the mid-1960s.