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1990 Map of Rooster Comb Peak

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Rooster Comb Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Rooster Comb Peak stands as the central landmark in this high-altitude Owyhee County landscape, where the terrain is marked by a legacy of resource extraction. Prospectors and miners carved out claims across these slopes, evidenced by the Open Pit Mine (Monarch Mine), the Ida Belle Mine, and the Bergh Mine. The presence of numerous Prospects and the family-named Babbington Creek suggest a history of individual exploration and seasonal settlement.

Water management is critical in this environment, shown by the Gaging Sta on the northern creeks and a network of essential water sources like Cottle Lake and Babbington Spring No 2. Isolated names such as Crows Nest and China Flat hint at the specific local geography used by ranchers or miners of the era. The transition from drainage basins like Succor Creek to the heights of Whiskey Mountain illustrates a traditional Western landscape of high-country grazing and mining.