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1994 Map of Cowlitz Falls

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Cowlitz Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1996
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1996

About this map

Cowlitz Falls stands at the heart of this landscape where the Cowlitz River and Cispus River converge. The topography is defined by the sharp transition from the broad valley of Big Bottom to the high peaks of Huffaker Mountain and Strawberry Mountain. Much of the territory is managed within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, with a significant portion dedicated to the Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument.

Evidence of local industry and infrastructure is visible at the Borrow Pit sites and the Gaging Station along the river. Pockets of settlement like Glenoma and Kelly Ranch sit near the northern reaches, while the south remains dominated by heavy timber and natural landmarks such as the Quartz Creek Big Trees and the isolated Deep Lake. The map details a network of forest access via Falls Road and Woods Creek Road during a period of active federal land management in the mid-1990s.