2017 Map of North Pole

About this map

North Pole marks a high point in the central Idaho wilderness within the Nez Perce National Forest. This 2017 survey details a landscape of extreme relief, where ridges such as Tenmile Ridge and Williams Creek Ridge separate deep drainages. The area is dotted with high-elevation water bodies, including Wildhorse Lake, Kelly Lake, and Twentymile Lake, which feed the complex system of mountain creeks. Access is defined by the primitive routes of Sourdough Rd and Buffalo Hump Rd, tracing the high ground above Calendar Canyon. The presence of Tenmile Meadows suggests more open, level ground amidst the steep slopes of Twentymile Butte and Tenmile Hill, providing a clear record of the backcountry topography near the Salmon River region before more recent wildfires or landscape changes occurred.