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1985 Map of Gold Mountain

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Gold Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Colville Indian Reservation encompasses this section of the Sanpoil and Columbia River watershed, dominated by the high crest of Gold Mountain Ridge. At its highest point, the Gold Mountain Lookout sits atop Gold Mountain, serving as a critical vantage point for monitoring the heavily forested terrain. The landscape is defined by a dense network of watercourses, with Wilmont Creek and Little Wilmont Creek draining the southern slopes toward the Columbia River valley.

In the northeast, the presence of South Twin Lake and the Little Twin Lakes suggests a transition toward more level basins amidst the ridges. Named features like Bear Hide Gap and the confluence at Three Forks Creek reflect a landscape shaped by local geography and tribal land use. A web of unimproved roads and trails provides the primary access through this portion of the reservation, illustrating the remote and protected character of the terrain in the mid-1980s.