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1963 Map of Tony Peak

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Tony Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Kootenai River carves a sharp turn at Big Bend in this corner of the Kootenai National Forest, where the Fisher River flows north to meet the main channel. At this time in the early 1960s, the Great Northern railroad tracks follow the southern bank of the Kootenai, providing the primary transportation corridor through this mountain landscape. High above the river valleys, the terrain is defined by peaks like Tony Peak, which is topped by a Lookout Tower, and Riverview Mountain to the east.

Local resource extraction is evident in the presence of a Mine near Canoe Gulch and a Gravel Pit along the river. The drainage network is dense, with family-named or descriptive watercourses such as Peoples Creek, Butler Creek, and Dunn Creek feeding into the major rivers. This landscape reflects the mid-century intersection of federal forest management and the industrial footprint of the railway and mining sectors.