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1970 Map of Sydney Butte

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Sydney Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Sawtooth National Forest dominates the high-elevation landscape of this 1970 survey, where the Soldier Mountains meet the northern drainages of the Big Smoky Creek basin. The area is defined by a network of drainage systems including Worswick Creek, East Fork Creek, and Little Smoky Creek, which supported early 20th-century resource extraction. Evidence of this mineral history is visible at the Five Points Mine and a named Prospect near Carrie Creek.

Administrative presence is centered at the Big Smoky Guard Station in the northwest, serving as a hub for the various recreational sites like Little Smoky Campground and Five Points Campground. The terrain is marked by distinctive geological features such as Sydney Butte and Indian Head Rock, while transportation is limited to a system of primitive routes like the Pack Trail and Jeep Trail crossing Couch Summit.