
Kaniksu National Forest defines this high-elevation Idaho landscape, where steep drainages and mountain ridges dictate the pattern of human activity. The map reveals a legacy of mineral exploration centered around the Auxor Basin, featuring the Auxor Mine, a Prospect, and an Open Pit Mine south of Round Top Mountain. This area is carved by a dense network of watercourses including Lightning Creek and Trestle Creek, which feed into the larger regional watershed. Recreational and utilitarian access is marked by the Sherpa Trail and Alpine Trail, navigating the terrain between Trestle Peak and Lunch Peak. The presence of several lookout points and a Gravel Pit near Rattle Creek suggests the ongoing importance of forest management and resource extraction in the late twentieth century.
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1911 · Priest Lake
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1913 · Priest Lake
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1949 · Packsaddle Mtn
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Packsaddle Mtn
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Clark Fork
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Mt Pend Oreille
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Elmira
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Sandpoint
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Sandpoint
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1984 · Sandpoint
USGS Topo · 1:100,000