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2011 Map of Belshazzar Mountain

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Belshazzar Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Belshazzar Mountain and Cougar Mountain dominate this Stevens County landscape, where the topography is defined by high ridges and deep drainage basins near the British Columbia border. The presence of the Chief Joseph Mine in the north and the Bullion Mine to the south points to a history of mineral exploration in these highlands. Water sources are frequent throughout the terrain, including Zodiac Spring and Lead Pencil Spring, which feed into various forks of Crown Creek.

Human activity is centered on scattered sites like Rose Ranch and a network of forest roads such as Sheep Creek Rd and Bull Hill Rd. The map reveals a transition from narrow canyons like Pepoon Canyon to broader openings such as Sleepy Hollow and Bennett Meadow. Several small bodies of water, including Pepoon Lake, Ansaldo Lake, and Elbow Lake, are tucked into the high-elevation benches and valleys of this northern Washington territory.