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1994 Map of Blue Lake

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Blue Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1996
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1996

About this map

Gifford Pinchot National Forest defines this high-elevation landscape, where the Cispus River and its North Fork Cispus River carve through timbered drainages. The 1994 revision captures a backcountry area punctuated by prominent peaks like Castle Butte, Cold Springs Butte, and the Twin Sisters. This environment is characterized by its numerous water bodies, ranging from the central Blue Lake beneath the towering Blue Lake Ridge to the smaller Jackpot Lake and St Michael Lake.

Resource extraction and recreational access are evidenced by a Gravel Pit and a designated Footbridge over a mountain drainage. The map also delineates the Lewis Co Skamania Co border, following an Indefinite Boundary across the southern terrain. Significant tributary systems such as Kilborn Creek, Swede Creek, and Yoyo Creek illustrate the complex watershed of the southern Cascades during this era of forest management.