1990 Map of Soldier Creek

About this map

The Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness dominates this 1990 survey of the Idaho backcountry, where the borders of Custer and Valley counties meet. This high-altitude landscape is defined by the drainage systems of Soldier Creek and the Middle Fork Salmon River, a protected Wild and Scenic corridor. The map reveals the area's legacy of remote resource extraction, with the Greyhound Mine perched near Greyhound Ridge and the Silverbell Mine and Seafoam Mine located to the southeast. These isolated operations are connected by a thin network of trails and unimproved roads through the Challis and Boise National Forests. Glacial features like Josephus Lake, Helldiver Lake, and Iris Lake dot the terrain surrounding Mount Mills, showing the complex alpine environment of central Idaho in the late 20th century.