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1964 Map of Mt Jordan

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Mt Jordan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Challis National Forest dominates this mid-1960s landscape, a high-elevation backcountry environment defined by steep drainage basins and alpine peaks. Several notable summits provide landmarks for navigators and surveyors, including the prominent Mt Jordan, Red Mountain, and the uniquely named The General. The map reveals a history of mineral exploration through the identification of Prospects located near the northeast corner, suggesting a period when small-scale mining efforts were active in the vicinity of Jordan Creek.

Water serves as the primary sculptor of this terrain, with the West Fork Yankee Fork and Lightning Creek drawing runoff from high-altitude basins like Mystery Lake and Lightning Lake. The lack of established road networks is striking, with only a solitary Jeep Trail threading through the northeast, indicating the area's isolation during this era. This survey, based on 1957 aerial photography and field-checked in 1964, provides a record of the primitive drainage patterns and early resource exploration before modern infrastructure reached these slopes.