1966 Map of Cape Horn SE

About this map

Wanapum Lake Columbia River dominates the eastern half of this landscape, its banks defined by the steep elevation changes of Babcock Bench to the east and a network of drainages to the west. In the mid-1960s, the terrain was primarily accessed via an Army Road and numerous jeep trails that threaded through deep cuts like Box Canyon and along the Skookumchuck Creek. Along the shoreline, Scammon Landing marks a point of river access, while the southern edge of the sheet transition into the Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park. Evidence of local industry appears at Silica and a nearby Borrow Pit, reflecting the area's geological utility. The map's labeling includes numerous family-named landmarks such as Perkins and Hartman, which provide valuable location data for researchers tracing land use in this part of Kittitas and Grant counties.