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1980 Map of Tekoa Mountain

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Tekoa Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Tekoa Mountain dominates this landscape along the border of Washington and Idaho, serving as a prominent topographic anchor where several counties converge. The 1980 survey captures the region's complex administrative geography, showing the Coeur D'Alene Indian Reservation Boundary as it intersects the lines of Spokane, Whitman, Kootenai, and Benewah counties. Transportation networks are defined by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific rail line and an Old Railroad Grade that snakes through the southern terrain, reflecting the area's history of heavy transit and timber or agricultural extraction.

Waterways like Rock Creek, Cove Creek, and Hangman Creek drain the slopes of Gelbert Mountain and the surrounding heights, while Lovell Valley provides a lower-lying contrast to the peaks. Scattered infrastructure, including several Gravel Pits, a Substation, and a Radio Tower, points to the ongoing utility of this high-elevation corridor in the late twentieth century. A grid of named rural routes such as Truax Road and Harvard Road provides access to remote storage bins and mountain springs.