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1966 Map of Aladdin

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Aladdin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Aladdin serves as a central point in this mid-century look at the mountainous transition between Stevens and Pend Oreille counties. The landscape is defined by the high elevations of Aladdin Mountain and the prominent Bon Ayre Ridge, which oversees the Bon Ayre Valley. This region was a locus of hard-rock mining activity, evidenced by the presence of the Morning Mine, Burrus Mine, and Aladdin Mine.

Social infrastructure is concentrated around the Bon Ayre School and the isolated Polley Cabin, while the rugged geography is carved by numerous drainages like Deep Creek and Meadow Creek. The network of Jeep Trails and the Kolle Creek Road suggest a terrain navigated primarily for resource extraction and forestry within the Colville National Forest. The map captures a specific era of mountain industry before many of these smaller operations and local institutions faded from the landscape.