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1969 Map of Victor Peak

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Victor Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

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Payette National Forest dominates this high-elevation terrain along the border of Idaho and Valley Counties. The landscape is defined by its extensive drainage networks and high-altitude basins, where numerous lakes including Josephine Lake and Nethker Lake feed into creeks like Summit Creek and Nethker Creek. The surveying reveals a wilderness largely navigated by pack trails and a singular wagon road that winds through the north, indicating a territory utilized more for transit and seasonal activity than permanent settlement.

A solitary Prospect near Diamond Ridge points to the area's mineral interest, while geographical landmarks such as Secesh Summit, Victor Peak, and Storm Peak provide significant orientation points for the region. The map captures a moment of transition for backcountry access, documenting the primitive path to Clochman Saddle and the varied alpine lakes like Deep Lake and Frog Lake before modern development altered these remote drainages.