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2004 Map of Brief

Name: 2004 Topographic Map of Brief
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2008
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2008

About this map

The Entiat River carves a deep valley through the Wenatchee National Forest in this 2004 revision, a landscape defined by the towering Chelan Mountains. Small settlements and seasonal locations like Brief and Hazel Camp are situated along the river valley and high passes, marking the sparse human footprint in this high-altitude terrain. The topography is characterized by high alpine basins containing Lower Pawn Lake, Upper Pawn Lake, and Bear Lake, which feed a complex network of drainages including Preston Creek and Brennegan Creek.

Strategic points like Shady Pass and Junior Point offer a sense of the historical travel routes and fire lookout positions throughout the Chelan Mountains. The presence of the Devils Backbone ridge and Fourmile Ridge underscores the geological complexity of the region. This survey, revised by the Forest Service, meticulously details the transition from the river banks to the peaks of East Point and Angle Peak, providing a clear record of the watershed and forest boundaries.