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1989 Map of Frosty Meadow

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Frosty Meadow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Colville Indian Reservation lands dominate this landscape in Ferry County, where a complex network of mountain streams converges. The terrain is defined by the steep drainages of Bridge Creek, Ninemile Creek, and Klondyke Creek, illustrating the remote wilderness character of the Pacific Northwest in the late 1980s. The eponymous Frosty Meadow sits in a high drainage where Jones Creek meets Ninemile Creek, representing a rare opening in the dense forest cover.

Transport is limited to primitive unimproved roads and trails, suggesting a landscape primarily used for timber management or subsistence rather than permanent settlement. Names like Louie Creek, Pollock Creek, and Gibson Creek anchor the map with local family identifiers, while features like Iron Creek and Cook Creek at the southern margin provide essential reference points for those tracing the historical boundaries of the reservation or studying the hydrologic patterns of the region before modern development.