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1964 Map of Snowyside Peak

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Snowyside Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Sawtooth National Forest dominates this landscape, showing a high-altitude wilderness at the intersection of Boise, Custer, Elmore, and Blaine counties during the mid-1960s. The map illustrates a concentration of alpine water bodies, including the prominent Alice Lake, Toxaway Lake, and Pettit Lake, which serve as headwaters for regional drainages like the South Fork Payette River. The presence of a Jeep Trail and the Alturas Inlet Campground near Alturas Lake indicates the area's established role in backcountry recreation and forest management.

Evidence of early 20th-century exploration or resource assessment appears in Eureka Gulch and Jakes Gulch, where a Prospect is noted. These features, along with prominent summits like Snowyside Peak and McDonald Peak, demonstrate the complex topography of the central Sawtooth Range before modern development altered wilderness access. The map serves as a record of the drainage patterns and glacial lake formations that define this high-mountain terrain.