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1969 Map of Parks Peak

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Parks Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The South Fork Salmon River cuts through the northwest corner of this remote Idaho landscape, setting the drainage pattern for a complex network of high-elevation creeks. As part of the Payette National Forest, the area is defined by significant topographical landmarks like Parks Peak and the high spine of Rainbow Ridge. The map shows a landscape largely untouched by major development, where movement is dictated by a Pack Trail and a limited Jeep Trail network.

Local landmarks such as Savage Point and Rock Lake reflect the isolation of these drainage basins, including Savage Creek and the headwaters of North Fork Sheep Creek. For researchers and historians of the Idaho back country, these 1964 photogrammetric records document the drainage systems and forest boundaries before major shifts in land management or environmental changes in the Salmon River watershed.