1969 Map of Victor Peak

About this map

Secesh Summit serves as a central landmark within the high-elevation reaches of the Payette National Forest, where the boundary between Idaho and Valley Counties runs through the landscape. This 1960s-era topographic survey illustrates a network of transit routes predating modern highways, including the Summit Warren Wagon Road and a complex system of pack trails that once connected remote alpine basins. These trails link prominent water bodies such as Josephine Lake and Nethker Lake with rugged geographic features like Clochman Saddle and Squaw Point. The map also captures a moment of infrastructure development with a road marked under construction near the North Fork Payette River. High-altitude landmarks such as Victor Peak and Storm Peak anchor the southeastern portion of the sheet, surrounded by glacial lakes including Victor Lake and North Lake.