2014 Map of Gold Bar

About this map

The Skykomish River corridor serves as the primary artery for settlement and transport in this corner of the Pacific Northwest. The town of Gold Bar and the village of Startup are positioned along the riverbank, where the BNSF Railway and Us-2 follow the valley floor. This infrastructure supports a transition from the river-level communities to the steep elevations of the Snoqualmie National Forest. South of the river, the terrain rises sharply toward Haystack Mtn, hiding high-altitude water bodies such as Airplane Lake and Halcyon Lake. The northern portion of the map highlights the confluence of the Wallace River and May Cr, with the Wallace River Bridge serving as a key local landmark. Further east, the settlement of Reiter sits at the base of the mountains, marking a point where industry and the wilderness of the national forest boundary meet.