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1961 Map of Spirit Lake West

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Spirit Lake West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes dominate this rugged Idaho landscape, where the Bonner and Kootenai county lines meet. The 1961 survey records a seasonal recreational economy defined by numerous small landings such as Silver Beach, Silver Sands Beach, Echo Beach, and Excelsior Beach. Much of the terrain is held within the Coeur d'Alene National Forest and Kaniksu National Forest, with Larch Mtn and Pitz Mtn rising above the drainage basins of Breakfast Creek and Brickel Creek.

Transportation patterns show a shift in mountain transit, with the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad skirting the northeast, while an Old Railroad Grade north of Twin Lakes suggests a legacy of earlier logging or resource extraction. The map also identifies local landmarks like BM 2572 and a Gravel Pit near the northern boundary, providing specific points of interest for genealogists or local historians tracing family activity in these forested highlands.