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1960 Map of Shoup

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Shoup
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Salmon River carves a deep path through the Salmon River Mountains in this 1960 field-checked survey of the Idaho-Montana borderlands. The settlement of Shoup serves as the primary hub along the river, surrounded by a landscape defined by 19th and early 20th-century extraction. Numerous mining operations are documented throughout the drainage basins, including the Gregor Mine, Nabob Mine, and Clipper Bullion Mine.

Thermal features like Owl Creek Hot Springs and Big Creek Hot Springs dot the mountainous terrain, which is managed within the Bitterroot National Forest. High-elevation vantage points such as Oreana Lookout and Sagebrush Lookout overlook a network of trails and primitive routes like the Wagon Road near Panther Creek. The map records essential river infrastructure of the era, from the Cove Creek Bridge to several remote cable crossings and gauging stations.