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1960 Map of Piquett Mountain

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Piquett Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The Bitterroot National Forest straddles the high divide between Montana and Idaho, defined here by the jagged transition from the Bitterroot Range to the Salmon River watershed. This survey, based on 1954 aerial photography and 1960 field checks, documents a landscape shaped by both natural isolation and industrial activity. Remote settlements and camps such as Hughes, Emmett, and Henderson Cabin are connected by a network of trails and primitive jeep roads, while topographic markers like VABM 8831 Lookout atop Piquett Mtn reflect the region's fire-management infrastructure.

Resource extraction is evident through the notation of an Open Pit Mine, Prospects, and Tailings located near Hughes Creek. The map records numerous family-named landmarks and geographic curiosities, from Irishmans Rock and Jew Mountain to the descriptively named Butcherknife Ridge and Muleshoe Springs. Water sources are plentiful, with high-elevation basins such as Piquett Lake and Allan Lake feeding into the West Fk North Fk Salmon Riv as it flows toward the Idaho border.