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1977 Map of Silver Spur Ridge

Name: 1977 Topographic Map of Silver Spur Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Nez Perce National Forest provides the setting for this detailed 1977 survey, where high ridges and deep drainages define a landscape of remote mountain industry. The map highlights a significant concentration of mining history north of Big Creek, including the Hematite Mine, Gold Master Mine, and the Union Group Mines. These sites, alongside the Goldbug Mine and Eutopia Mine, suggest a period of active mineral exploration across the slopes of Columbia Ridge and Mc Guire Ridge.

Lower elevations show signs of forest management and early recreation, centered around the Dixie Work Center and the Dixie Landing Strip in Dixie Meadows. The presence of Johnsons Cabin (Site) near Fish Lake and the Halfway House Campground along Crooked Creek points to the area's transition from a mining frontier to a managed wilderness. Much of the southern terrain is protected within the Gospel Hump Wilderness, marked by the prominent Silver Spur Ridge.