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1964 Map of Riggins

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Riggins
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The confluence of the Salmon River and the Little Salmon River serves as the focal point for this 1964 survey of the Riggins area. This canyon-bottom community is illustrated at a time of established infrastructure, featuring the Salmon River High Sch, a Gaging Station, and the Salmon River Landing Strip perched along the riverbank. The map provides a detailed view of the surrounding mountain landscape within the Nezperce National Forest, where steep drainages like Flume Gulch and Alum Gulch descend from high ridges.

Local landmarks with colorful folk names characterize the topography, including Preacher Mountain, Schoolmarm Peak, and Whiskey Butte. The river's power is noted at Fiddle Creek Rapids, while narrow benches such as Soard Flat and Garrison Flat offer rare level ground in this vertical environment. For those researching the history of Idaho County, the map clearly delineates the narrow corridor of development constrained by the river and the massive ridges of the Seven Devils area to the west.