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1965 Map of Captain Point

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Captain Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Wenatchee National Forest and Snoqualmie National Forest meet in this mid-1960s survey, defined by high-elevation peaks and an intricate network of glacial lakes. Central to the sheet is the Rapid River, which carves through the landscape as it flows westward. The survey documents a critical junction of three counties—Snohomish, Chelan, and King—where the terrain rises to notable heights at Captain Point and Valhalla Mtn.

Historically, the map illustrates the foot-travel infrastructure of the North Cascades before modern developments reached these remote interior peaks. Numerous named paths, including the Cascade Crest Trail, Grizzly Peak Trail, and Johnson Ridge Trail, connect isolated water bodies such as Heather Lake and the Mt Fernow Potholes. These trails follow natural ridgelines and creek drainages like Meadow Creek and Martin Creek, tracing the same routes used by early forest rangers and wilderness explorers.