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1966 Map of Poker Peak

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Poker Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Poker Peak and Black Mountain dominate the high-altitude topography of this Idaho-Bonneville County borderland during the mid-1960s. The terrain is defined by a dense network of hydrologic features and forest management infrastructure, notably the Bald Mtn Guard Sta located near Kirk Creek. The northeastern corner of the map captures a significant portion of the Snake River corridor, where the Palisades Res reaches its normal pool elevation of 5,620 feet.

Evidence of historical land use and transit is found in the various Pack Trails and Jeep Trails that crisscross the Caribou National Forest, connecting drainages like McCoy Creek and Jensen Creek. The naming of features such as Jensen Meadow and Sulphur Bar Creek suggests early settler activity and local geological characteristics. This survey provides a precise view of the drainage patterns before modern development altered the forest's primitive trail system.