2020 Map of Pats Creek

About this map

Challis National Forest dominates this high-altitude terrain in Custer County, Idaho, where a network of seasonal routes and forest service roads provides access to the mountainous interior. The landscape is defined by deep drainage systems and named gulches including Big Hill Gulch, Cartwright Gulch, and Klug Gulch, reflecting the topographic character that long influenced local movement. Central to the map, Jeffs Flats sits as a prominent high-ground feature, while Slab Barn Lake offers a rare body of standing water among the numerous seasonal creeks like Pats Creek and Challis Creek. Historically significant corridors such as the Custer Motor Way and Mill Creek Road traverse the southern portion of the sheet, tracing the pathways of early 20th-century development and access to the region's interior resources.