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1950 Map of Bogachiel Peak

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Bogachiel Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Sol Duc Hot Springs and the Soleduck Ranger Sta serve as the primary human outposts in this 1950 high-elevation survey of the Olympic interior. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of the Soleduck River and the Bogachiel River, where the terrain rises sharply to the 5,474-foot summit of Bogachiel Peak. This era of the park's management is visible through a network of remote infrastructure, including the Deer Lake Shelter, Canyon Creek Shelter, and a Lookout Tower positioned for fire overwatch.

Deep within the Olympic National Park, the map reveals the complex alpine hydrology of the Seven Lakes Basin, including Morganroth Lake and Long L. The backcountry was accessible via established routes like the Deer Lake Cutoff Trail and the Upper Hoh River Trail, which connected isolated points like the Olympus Guard Sta to the northern valleys. Notable landmarks like Soleduck Falls and Hoh Lake Falls illustrate the dramatic verticality of this protected wilderness.