2013 Map of Widow Mountain

About this map

The St. Joe National Forest dominates this high-altitude landscape in northern Idaho, defined by the deep drainages of the Little N Fork Clearwater River and Marble Creek. This territory is primarily accessible via Forest Service routes such as St Joe NFD 760 and the storied Gold Center Rd, reflecting a landscape managed for timber and wilderness preservation. High peaks like Widow Mountain, Lookout Mountain, and Crater Peak provide the topographic framework for numerous alpine basins, including those containing Lost Lake and Crater Lake. Human presence is marked by isolated sites like Camp Forty-Four, the evocative Haunted Cabin, and high-elevation clearings such as Fortynine Meadows and Fortune Meadows. These labels suggest a history of early 20th-century logging camps and seasonal high-country grazing or trapping stations.