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1981 Map of Rockford Bay

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Rockford Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Mica Peak and the high ridges of Twin Peaks dominate this 1980s-era landscape, where the northern Idaho mountains meet the western shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene. The terrain is defined by the steep drainages of Mica Creek and its forks, which flow eastward toward the lake's prominent Rockford Bay inlet. At the southern end of the sheet, the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation Boundary cuts across the drainage of Fighting Creek, marking a significant land-use transition in the Kootenai County backcountry.

Local settlements are sparse, centering on the small community of Bellgrove and the recreational access points along the shoreline. Evidence of mountain activity is seen in the presence of a Lookout and the Signal Idaho State Radio Towers atop the peaks, while family-named roads like Glen Thompson Road and Bob Miller Road provide clues to early land ownership and rural development during this period of the late twentieth century.