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1963 Map of Ural

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

USGS Topo · Published 1966

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The Kootenai River carves a deep valley through the Kootenai National Forest in this 1963 survey of the Lincoln County panhandle. The Great Northern railroad hugs the eastern bank of the river, providing a critical transport link for the small riverside settlements of Ural and Warland. This period of the early 1960s captures the landscape before the construction of the Libby Dam, showing the original river course and the small-scale infrastructure that supported these timber and rail communities.

Local life is anchored at the Warland Sch, while the remote character of the surrounding peaks is evidenced by the network of Pack Trails and Jeep Trails reaching into the high country. Resource management and river monitoring are noted by the Ranger Sta and Gaging Sta, located near the mouth of Warland Creek. Notable summits like Ziegler Mountain overlook a topography defined by steep drainages including Barron Creek and Bristow Creek.