2020 Map of Colton

About this map

Colton serves as the primary hub of this eastern Washington landscape, situated where Union Flat Cr and a network of agricultural roads meet the higher elevations of the Palouse. The topography is defined by dramatic descent toward the southwest, where the terrain breaks into deeply incised drainages such as Yakawawa Canyon, Steptoe Canyon, and Schultheis Canyon. These landforms eventually converge at the Snake River, which forms the boundary between Whitman and Garfield Counties. The map reflects a highly organized rural infrastructure, with a dense grid of family-named routes like M Druffel Rd, Moerhle Rd, and J Meyer Rd supporting the region's long-standing farming economy. This layout illustrates the transition from the relatively flat upland wheat fields around Colton to the steep, complex breaks of the river canyon system near Nisqually John Canyon.