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1995 Map of Sawyer Ridge

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Sawyer Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

Sawyer Ridge and the high country of the Nez Perce National Forest dominate this mid-1990s survey of central Idaho. The landscape is defined by the steep elevation changes of the Gospel Hump Wilderness, where topographic detail tracks the descent from Gospel Hill and Pyramid Peak down into deep drainage basins. Water sources are abundant in the high basins, including Lower Gospel Lake, East Gospel Lake, and the cluster of alpine waters at Lower Knob Lake and Middle Knob Lake.

Signs of human activity in this backcountry are sparse but significant, notably the Sawyer Ridge Lookout and the Bentz Cow Camp situated near the wilderness boundary. The map captures the administrative geography of the Clearwater Slate Creek Ranger District, showing how forest management and wilderness protections intersected in this era. For those tracing the history of fire lookouts or high-altitude grazing camps, this record provides precise locations for Melton and the Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint.