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2001 Map of Timber Butte

Name: 2001 Topographic Map of Timber Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2006
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2006

About this map

The high-desert terrain of the Sawtooth National Forest along the Idaho-Nevada border is defined here by its complex hydrologic network and prominent ridges. Rising above the landscape, Timber Butte stands as a central landmark, while the long expanse of Deadline Ridge runs north-south, dividing the drainage basins. The map reveals a reliance on isolated water sources for ranching or travel, documented through numerous named springs such as Van Eaton Spring, Japanese Spring, and Box Canyon Spring.

Evidence of early land use and prospecting appears in the northern reaches at Diamond Flat and several sites marked simply as Ruins or Prospect. In the southwest corner, the Shoshone Basin provides a lower-lying contrast to the mountain slopes, while thermal activity is noted at the Hot Springs near the intersection of the Twin Falls and Elko county lines. This survey captures a remote ranching and forest landscape where geographic features like Pot Hole Basin and Goose Creek dictate the movement of both water and people.