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1952 Map of Rochat Peak

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Rochat Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The Coeur D'Alene Indian Reservation occupies the western portion of this 1950s terrain study, showing the historic Former Boundary that once demarcated the territory. The landscape is defined by the massive St Joe Divide, a prominent crest separating the northern drainage systems from the St Joe National Forest to the south. Prominent summits including Rochat Peak, Kootenai Peak, and Boise Peak anchor the high country, while the Boise Meridian serves as a critical surveying spine through the center of the sheet.

Water plays a central role in the topography, with Latour Creek and Larch Creek carving deep drainages toward the north, while the southern slopes descend toward the St Joe River. The map captures the specialized infrastructure of the Coeur D'Alene National Forest, including the remote Eagle Lookout and high-altitude features like Crystal Lake, providing a clear picture of the region's managed wilderness before late-twentieth-century developments.