2020 Map of Pole Mountain

Hydrographic features are concentrated in the southwest corner, where Cliff Lake, Slide Lake, and Steve Lake sit below the steep slopes of Avalanche Ridge. The presence of named landmarks like Scribner Falls and Lost Ridge underscores the rugged, unpopulated character of the Idaho backcountry as it remained into the early twenty-first century. This map traces the headwaters of numerous creeks, including Ruby Creek and Pole Creek, flowing from the ridges toward larger valley systems.