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1996 Map of Packsaddle Mountain

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Packsaddle Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

Kaniksu National Forest and Coeur d'Alene National Forest meet in this 1990s survey, marking a rugged intersection of Northern Idaho's wilderness. The landscape is defined by the significant elevation of Packsaddle Mountain and the prominent Green Monarch Mountain, which looms over the southeastern reaches of Lake Pend Oreille. This map documents a region dominated by steep timberlands and mineral potential, specifically evidenced by the Green Monarch Mine situated near the lake's edge.

The high-country terrain is accessible via the Sandpoint Freezeout Road, which navigates a complex network of ridges including Minerva Ridge and White Quartz Ridge. The inclusion of the Bonner Co Shoshone Co indefinite boundary illustrates the remote nature of this divide, where water sources like Freezeout Spring and Kilroy Lakes provide critical points of interest for those tracing the historic land use of this section of the Panhandle.