2017 Map of Badger Gap

About this map

Manastash Ridge and Umtanum Ridge dominate this Kittitas County landscape, illustrating a complex pattern of high-desert drainage and agricultural engineering. The reliance on water management is evident through irrigation features like Pump Ditch and Gravity Ditch, which redirect water toward the flatter lands of Badger Pocket. These systems contrast with the natural flow of Lmuma Cr and the N Fork Lmuma Cr as they cut through the ridges. The terrain's orientation is further marked by the Badger Gap, a significant passage through the high country. Roadways such as Upper Badger Pocket Rd and Silica Rd provide access to this transition zone between the ridges and the productive pocket, reflecting the intersection of topography and rural utility in the early twenty-first century.