2020 Map of Temperance Creek

About this map

Snake River geography dominates this borderland survey where the Wallowa National Forest and Nez Perce National Forest meet. The river corridor, protected as the Snake Wild and Scenic River, features distinct river bars like Little Bar and High Bar, which served as critical landing points in this deep canyon environment. Human activity is evidenced by remote outposts such as Mikes Cabin and Cow Camp, while the Big Bar Airport provides a modern, though isolated, connection to the outside world. To the west, the landscape rises toward high ridges including Wing Ridge and Summit Ridge, traversed by the Western Rim-Natl Recreation trail. Notable landmarks like Suicide Point and Slaughter Gulch hint at the local lore and difficult passage through these canyons, while Temperance Creek drains the central interior.