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1963 Map of Sheldon Peak

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Sheldon Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Warm Spring Ranger Cabin sits as a lonely outpost within the Challis National Forest at the western edge of the Salmon River Mountains. This 1963 field survey documents a high-altitude wilderness where the county line between Lemhi and Custer counties follows the ridgelines near Warm Spring Creek. The map is characterized by a dense network of watercourses, including the South Fork Camas Creek and the descriptive Shower Bath Springs, which drain the steep slopes of Sheldon Peak.

Logistics in this era were centered around small forest service improvements and established campgrounds, supporting those monitoring the remote backcountry. The drainage patterns of Mahoney Creek and Hot Creek illustrate the complex topography of the Challis range, while labels like Fly Creek Point provide specific geographic anchors for those navigating the timbered ridges and deep creek bottoms of the interior northwest.