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2017 Map of Rock Roll Canyon

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Rock Roll Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Boulder Mountains dominate the landscape of this high-elevation area on the boundary between Challis National Forest and Sawtooth National Forest. The map centers on the dramatic terrain where Trail Creek and its various tributaries carve through steep drainages like Cold Canyon and Rock Roll Canyon. The passage of Trail Creek Road over the Trail Creek Summit provides a vital corridor through the high peaks, connecting the different forest jurisdictions across the Blaine County and Custer County line.

Water is a defining feature of this montane environment, with the Lake Creek Lakes feeding into Lake Creek and the headwaters of the East Fork North Fork Big Wood River and Antelope Creek beginning their descent. Evidence of early land management and localized resource use appears in place names such as Sawmill Gulch, while the presence of Taylor Canyon and Neal Canyon suggests a history of grazing or early settlement tucked into the protected valleys.