1964 Map of Cliff Ridge

About this map

The Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge and its associated game range dominate this portion of Stevens County, providing a glimpse into the region's managed wilderness and industrial history during the early 1960s. The landscape is defined by its water systems, from the Little Pend Oreille River and Starvation Lake in the north to the narrow Bayley Canyon in the south. Evidence of earlier settlement and local industry appears in the form of the Narcisse Sch near Narcisse Creek, several quarries, and the Perry Mine. The presence of an Old RR Grade and a Gaging Station near the Game Range Headquarters suggests a history of resource extraction and water management. To the southeast, the former location of Bingville near the North Fork Chewelah Creek marks a point of human activity within the otherwise mountainous terrain of Cliff Ridge and McDonald Mtn.