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1957 Map of Shafer Butte

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Shafer Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Boise Ridge dominates the skyline of this 1957 field-checked survey, serving as a high-altitude backdrop for the developing recreation and communications infrastructure north of Idaho's capital. The summit of Shafer Butte stands as a primary landmark, hosting a Lookout and the prominent KBOI-TV Towers and Kido-tv installations that signify the era's expanding broadcast reach. The landscape is characterized by the established Bogus Basin State Park, where early winter sports infrastructure like the Ski Tow is already visible near Deer Point.

Drainage patterns flow away from the ridge through numerous gulches and creeks, including Harris Creek to the north and Macks Creek to the south. Historically significant routes such as the Cartwright Trail and Dog Road navigate the complex terrain between peaks like Sugarloaf Rock and Mores Mtn. This map captures the intersection of wilderness preservation within the National Forest and the early technological and recreational development of the Boise front.