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2002 Map of Billy Goat Mountain

Name: 2002 Topographic Map of Billy Goat Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2006
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2006

About this map

The Pasayten Wilderness dominates this corner of the Okanogan National Forest, where the high peaks of the North Cascades meet the drainage systems of the Okanogan. At the center of the sheet, the Billy Goat Mine sits near the headwaters of Eightmile Creek, an indicator of early prospecting efforts in this high-altitude terrain. The map documents a network of passes and ridgelines, including Three Fools Pass and Isabella Ridge, which served as critical navigation points for early travelers and forest rangers.

Water sources are remarkably concentrated in basins like the Fox Lakes and Fool Hen Lake, which feed the various prongs of Diamond Creek and Larch Creek. Evidence of grazing or high-country activity is noted at the Corral near the mountain pass. The topography is defined by dramatic elevations such as West Craggy and Big Craggy Peak, illustrating the physical barriers that shaped the conservation and management boundaries of this region during the early 2000s.