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1992 Map of Thompson Falls

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Thompson Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Thompson Falls serves as the focal point of this western Montana landscape, situated where the Clark Fork widens into the Thompson Falls Reservoir. The map reveals a region deeply defined by its water and timber resources, with the massive Noxon Reservoir stretching northwest toward the settlements of Trout Creek and Noxon. The surrounding terrain is dominated by high peaks of the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness and the Coeur d'Alene Mountains, indicating a history of isolated mountain extraction and forestry.

Evidence of local industry is found at the Copper King Mine and various Gravel Pits scattered near the river valley. The transportation corridor follows the valley floor, connecting smaller communities like White Pine and Belknap via Highway 200. Large tracts of protected land, including the Thompson River State Forest and portions of several national forests, illustrate the vast scale of public land management in the northern Rockies during the late twentieth century.