Coles Valley and the surrounding Monroe County hillsides are defined by a complex network of topographical features and military infrastructure. The presence of the Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport and the Young Tactical Landing Site in the north indicates the strategic importance of this landscape, which is further marked by numerous named passes such as Lafayette Pass and Raymore Pass. This 2018 survey reveals a terrain punctuated by distinctive sandstone formations, including Chimney Rock, Jeff Davis Rock, and the eponymous City Rock. Local history is preserved in small burial sites like Mound Prairie Cem and Farmers Valley Cem, while the drainage of Farmers Valley Cr and the La Crosse River carves out the lowlands. The settlement at Scotts Junction serves as a small crossroad amidst a landscape of named knolls and bluffs.
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1909 · Sparta
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1916 · Tomah
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1928 · Melrose
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1947 · Millston
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Sparta
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Millston
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Sparta
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Tomah
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Melrose
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Eau Claire
USGS Topo · 1:250,000