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1998 Map of Government Peak

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Government Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park dominates this landscape along the southern shore of Lake Superior. The terrain is defined by the dramatic Cloud Peak Escarpment and high points such as Cuyahoga Peak and Government Peak. This 1998 revision, based on earlier 1970s imagery, documents the land just before the turn of the millennium, showing a wilderness area preserved for recreation with numerous trails and campgrounds.

Industrial history remains visible through several mining sites located near the lake shore, including the Carp Lake Mine, Cuyahoga Mine, and Union Mine. These labels point to the copper mining heritage of the Ontonagon region. Water features like Lake of the Clouds and the Carp River flow through the mountains toward Union Bay, illustrating the drainage patterns that shaped this northern Michigan shoreline.