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2017 Map of Saint Charles

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Saint Charles sits at the northern edge of this Idaho landscape, where the town’s grid meets the western shoreline of Bear Lake. The terrain transitions sharply from the Bear Lake Valley into the steep, deeply incised canyons of the Cache National Forest, illustrating a classic western mountain-and-basin settlement pattern. Modern access routes like Minnetonka Cave Rd and Fish Haven Canyon Rd penetrate the high country, tracing paths through Saint Charles Canyon and Fish Haven Canyon.

Evidence of the region's hydrology is found in the numerous named springs such as Blue-Pond Spring and Sadducee Spring, which feed into Saint Charles Cr and Fish Haven Cr. To the south, the settlements of Fish Haven and Glencoe follow the lake's edge, while the high western plateau features landmarks like Swan Flat and the Ranger Dip, highlighting the contrast between the developed shoreline and the remote forest interior.