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1965 Map of Hagerty Butte

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Hagerty Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Yakima Indian Reservation boundary defines much of this 1960s landscape, marking the transition between Yakima and Klickitat counties. The terrain is characterized by high ridges and prominent peaks like Hagerty Butte and Kaiser Butte, the latter of which features the Kaiser Butte Guard Station near the southern boundary. This area is a network of springs and seasonal drainages, where names like Featherbed Creek and Sheep Creek indicate the importance of water sources in the high country.

Remote encampments such as Featherbed Camp and Yeackel Camp suggest a seasonal or resource-based use of the land during this era, likely tied to forest management or grazing. The presence of the Lookout Hagerty Butte and various jeep trails, including the Kaiser Butte Road, points to a system of fire overwatch and timber access maintained during the mid-20th century across these high-altitude buttes and valleys.