2001 Map of Buck Mountain

About this map

Buck Mountain and McDaniel Mountain dominate this section of the Okanogan National Forest, where a complex network of alpine drainages defines the topography. The landscape is marked by the high-elevation Buck Lookout and remote clearings such as Mowich Illahee and the Pixley Sportsman Park. Water is a defining element, with numerous high-country sources like Spike Spring and Squirrel Spring feeding into larger systems like Okanogan Creek and the South Fork Salmon Creek. This 2001 revision illustrates the connectivity between the peaks via the Tonasket Methaw Road and the Beaver Lake Trail, showing how land management and recreation paths navigated the drainage basins of Central Creek and DePue Creek at the start of the century.