1963 Map of Scenery Mountain

About this map

The Kootenai River carves a deep valley through the heart of this landscape, flanked by the high peaks of the Cabinet Mountains and Kootenai National Forest. In the early 1960s, the Burlington Northern railroad served as the primary industrial corridor along the riverbank, passing through a terrain defined by steep drainage systems like China Creek and Lamoka Creek. The southern portion of the map transitions into the high-altitude terrain of the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Boundary, where the Upper Cedar Lake and Lower Cedar Lake sit below the heights of Grambauer Mountain. This survey captures a moment of active forest management and resource extraction, evidenced by the network of Pack Trails and a Gravel Pit near the river bend.