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1953 Map of Badger Gap

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Badger Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Yakima Firing Center Military Reservation dominates this 1953 survey, illustrating a landscape defined by both strategic military utility and mineral extraction. This section of Washington state is marked by the prominent elevations of Manastash Ridge to the north and Umtanum Ridge to the south, creating a corridor of complex terrain. Between these ridges, the map reveals an active industrial footprint with numerous Silica Mines and a specific Strip Mine scattered across the slopes and drainages.

Water systems like the North Fork Squaw Creek and Squaw Creek carve through the dry hills, providing a natural layout for the unimproved roads that navigate the military grounds. The terrain culminates at Badger Gap in the northeast, a natural passage that serves as a focal point for the region's topographical surveys and boundary markers. This map offers a technical view of an area dedicated to mid-century military training and specialized mining operations.