2004 Map of Safety Creek

About this map

Venable Mine and Sunnyside Mine anchor the western edge of this backcountry Idaho landscape, indicating the historical mineral extraction that shaped local development. The map reveals a rugged interior where the Payette National Forest and Boise National Forest meet within the vast Frank Church - River of No Return Wilderness. Near the center of the sheet, the ghost of earlier habitation persists at Belleco (Site), situated above the drainage of Marble Creek. A network of high-altitude paths, including the Centennial Trail and Ranger Trail, traverses formidable terrain features like Lookout Mountain and Shellrock Ridge. These trails and the scattered Mines suggest a transition from industrial exploitation to a focus on wilderness preservation and recreation in the early 21st century.