2017 Map of Wapshilla Creek

About this map

Snake River canyon walls and the high plateaus of Nez Perce County define this landscape along the Idaho-Oregon border. The dramatic elevation change is centered on Wapshilla Ridge and the heights of Craig Mtn, where a network of steep drainages like Birch Creek and Wapshilla Creek carve into the river valley. The map documents the remote Geneva Bar along the water's edge, a notable point of historical river navigation and settlement. To the south, the boundary of the Wallowa National Forest marks a transition into protected timberlands. Smaller features such as Hot Spring and Coyote Spring provide evidence of the hydrological complexity in this canyon country, while Pruitt Draw and various timbered slopes suggest the traditional land uses of ranching and forestry that have persisted in this corner of Idaho.