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1988 Map of Rice Peak

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Rice Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The South Fork Salmon River carves through this portion of the Boise National Forest, defining a landscape where geothermal features and mineral extraction meet. Near the center of the sheet, Vulcan Hot Springs emerges near the riverbanks, while the presence of the Eureka Silver King Mine to the south points to the region's history of silver prospecting. The terrain is marked by high elevations like Rice Peak and prominent features such as Cougar Rock and Lodgepole.

Resource management is evident through the inclusion of the F S Station and a Heliport, both essential for forest service operations in this backcountry. Infrastructure is limited to routes like the Stolle Meadows Road, which follows the river valley, and the high-ground path of Telephone Ridge. Numerous drainage systems, including Rice Creek, Yellow Jacket Creek, and Bear Creek, feed into the Salmon River, while Rice Lake provides a notable alpine water body in the southeastern corner.