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1967 Map of Deadman Peak

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Deadman Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Umatilla National Forest dominates this landscape along the border of Washington and Oregon, where the high ridges of the Blue Mountains divide significant drainage systems. The survey captures a network of high-elevation points such as Deadman Peak, Griffin Peak, and Table Rock, which serve as the headwaters for numerous creeks and rivers. Water sources are critical in this environment, evidenced by the presence of Switchback Spring, Blakely Spring, and Cold Spring.

Travel through the area in the late 1960s was defined by a primitive infrastructure of Pack Trails, Jeep Trails, and the Skyline Road. These routes connect remote landmarks like Indian Camp and traverse major divides including Day Ridge and Paradise Ridge. The map illustrates the divergence of waters flowing toward the South Fork Touchet River and the North Fork Wenaha River, marking a topographical boundary that has historically separated the administrative and geographic regions of Columbia Co and Wallowa Co.