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1956 Map of Winter Camp

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Winter Camp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Bruneau Canyon dominates the western portion of this high desert landscape, its deep course carved through the volcanic plateau of southern Idaho. The map reveals a land defined by isolation and military utility in the mid-1950s, notably through the presence of the Aerial Gunnery Range and the Military Reservation Boundary that bisects the central plain. Settlement is sparse, with Winter Camp and a handful of remote gaging stations serving as the only named habitation points.

The terrain transitions from the open expanse of Saylor Creek to the convoluted drainage of the East Fork. Movement across this environment is restricted to specialized routes like the Roberson Trail and the Blackstone Grasmere Road. Numerous seasonal water features, including Salvador Lake and Rock Lake, dot the tableland, while prominent landmarks such as Austin Butte and Pot Hole Butte provide rare vertical orientation in a landscape of vast horizons.