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1989 Map of Packsaddle Mountain

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Packsaddle Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Green Monarch Mine stands near the northern edge of this high-elevation landscape, where the Kaniksu National Forest meets the southern reaches of Lake Pend Oreille. The map documents a rugged interior of the Idaho Panhandle, dominated by significant peaks such as Green Monarch Mountain and Packsaddle Mountain. The terrain is defined by complex drainage systems, with Granite Creek and Johnson Creek carving deep valleys between prominent features like White Quartz Ridge and Peep A Day Ridge.

Remote infrastructure is sparse, characterized by the Larch Mountain Trail and a network of unimproved roads that navigate the boundary between Bonner and Shoshone counties. The southern portion of the sheet transitions into the Coeur d'Alene National Forest, marked by the upper reaches of the Coeur d'Alene River and Larch Creek. The presence of Kilroy Lakes and Fryezout Spring provides evidence of the essential water sources that sustained early mining and forestry efforts in this isolated mountain territory.