1965 Map of Gasset Bluff

About this map

Whitman National Forest dominates this mid-1960s landscape, where the high elevations of Grey Mountain descend toward the fertile Grande Ronde Valley. The mapping details a network of drainage systems including Indian Creek, Shaw Creek, and the many branches of Clark Creek. At the edge of the wilderness, a lone Grave is marked near the Middle Fork Clark Creek, while the Clark Creek Guard Station provides a point of human activity within the forest boundary. The transition from the timbered slopes to the valley floor is most evident at Gasset Bluff, which overlooks the Grande Ronde River. Access during this era was limited to a few developed routes like Lower Cove Road and a series of utilitarian tracks designated as Jeep Trail or Pack Trail.