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2020 Map of Orofino West

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Orofino West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Clearwater River serves as the northern focus for this area, where the community of Orofino and the smaller settlement of Riverside sit along its banks. The map documents the local civic and infrastructure hub, featuring the Clearwater County Courthouse and the Orofino Municipal Airport. The landscape transitions from the river valley to the elevated plateaus of Central Ridge, where agricultural roads and family-named landmarks like Gilbert Grade and Russell Ridge Rd crisscross the terrain.

Local history is preserved in the location of the Riverside Cem near the river and the Central Ridge Cem further south. The drainage patterns are defined by the deep carving of Big Canyon Cr and Little Canyon Cr, which flow toward the Clearwater. Boundary lines for Nez Perce, Lewis, and Clearwater Counties intersect in the southern reaches of the quadrangle near Nichols Canyon, illustrating the complex jurisdictional borders of the Idaho panhandle region.