1963 Map of Scenery Mountain

About this map

Kootenai National Forest dominates this topographic study of Lincoln County, Montana, where the Great Northern railway follows the winding course of the Kootenai River. The landscape is defined by the sharp verticality of the Cabinet Mountains, reaching peaks at Scenery Mountain and Grambauer Mountain. A Lookout Tower stands atop Scenery Mountain, overlooking a network of narrow drainages including Williams Creek and Cedar Creek. To the southwest, the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Boundary encloses high-altitude features like Upper Cedar Lake and Lower Cedar Lake. Human activity in this mid-century wilderness is represented by a series of pack trails and a lone Gravel Pit near the riverbank, illustrating an era focused on forestry management and the maintenance of essential transportation corridors through the mountains.