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1963 Map of Railroad Saddle

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Railroad Saddle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Price Valley Guard Station stands as a focal point of human activity within this mountainous reach of the Payette National Forest. Established during a period of active forest management and conservation in the early 1960s, the station sits near a Gaging Station where the Weiser River flows through the southern portion of the quadrangle. The terrain is defined by a complex drainage system, including the Rapid River and several branches of Boulder Creek.

Evidence of early water management is visible in the presence of Yantis Ditch, which cuts through the central landscape. The map highlights the high-elevation passage at Railroad Saddle and the prominence of Brush Mountain to the northeast. A Jeep Trail provides the primary means of traversal through these steep ridges, connecting the various forks and gulches such as Butter Gulch and East Fork Lost Creek while tracing the Boise Meridian.