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1965 Map of Osier Ridge

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Osier Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Moose City (Site) sits at the confluence of several drainages in the rugged interior of the Clearwater National Forest, representing a remote outpost in Idaho’s wilderness during the mid-1960s. The landscape is defined by its deep vertical relief, where high points like Pollock Hill and the Osier Ridge Lookout Tower provided vantage points over the dense timberlands. The North Fork Clearwater River cuts through the northern portion of the quadrangle near The Cedars, fed by a network of steep-banked tributaries including Deception Gulch and China Creek.

Transportation through this high-elevation terrain is restricted to a series of primitive routes, including the Goose Ridge Trail and various unnamed pack trails. This survey captures the area before modern infrastructure reached these deep interior ridges, documenting the names of family landmarks and geographic features like Pioneer Gulch and Independence Ridge that likely served as reference points for early miners and foresters.