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1953 Map of Black Rock Spring

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Black Rock Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Yakima Firing Center dominates this mid-century landscape in Yakima County, reflecting the area's transition into a major military training site. The terrain is defined by dramatic geological features including Umtanum Ridge, Yakima Ridge, and the Hog Ranch Buttes. Between these uplands, the map traces early agricultural and ranching footprints, such as the Mackintosh-Douglas Ranch and Holmes Ranch.

Water sources are vital markers in this arid environment, with Black Rock Spring and Nelson Springs serving as critical landmarks alongside an Abandoned Reservoir and a Plant Quarantine Station. The southern portion of the survey transitions into the Moxee Valley and Black Rock Valley, where the drainage of Selah Creek and Cold Creek shaped the region's early cattle and farming settlement patterns.