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1948 Map of Sand Dunes

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Sand Dunes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The Snake River carves a deep canyon through the high desert of southwest Idaho, defining the boundary between Elmore and Owyhee Counties in the late 1940s. This landscape is a corridor of movement where historical transportation routes converge. The Emigrant Trail skirts the southern riverbank, while the Old Freight Trail and Old Mountain City Trail descend from the northern bluffs toward the water.

Signs of early settlement and industry are evident at Barber Cabin and the presence of Tailings near the river's edge. The complex river geography includes Wilkins Island and Blacks I, while the surrounding terrain is dominated by the vast Sand Dunes of Eagle Cove and the prominent landmark of Flatiron Butte. Cross-river travel is facilitated by the Loveridge Bridge, linking these remote sagebrush plateaus.