1963 Map of Yellowjacket

About this map

The rugged Idaho mining landscape of the early 1960s unfolds along the Yellowjacket Creek drainage, where the settlement of Yellowjacket and nearby Yellowjacket Ranch represent a remote pocket of historical industry. This area, located within the Salmon National Forest and Challis National Forest, is defined by a dense network of high-elevation sites such as the Columbia Mine, Red Jacket Mine, and the Yellowjacket Mine. Evidence of prospecting activity is scattered throughout the Yellowjacket Mts, linked by a system of rugged jeep trails and footpaths. To the south, the terrain descends toward Hot Springs and the waters of Forge Creek and Anvil Creek. The map provides a detailed view of the infrastructure that supported these high-mountain claims, including numerous Prospects and the Tin Cup Mine tucked away in the gulches of the Salmon River watershed.