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1988 Map of Holden

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Holden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Holden sits as a significant industrial outpost deep within the Wenatchee National Forest, centered on a large-scale mining operation at the base of Copper Peak. The landscape is heavily marked by this extraction economy, featuring prominent Tailings piles, Dumps, and a Sewage Disposal Pond along the banks of Railroad Creek. Numerous Mines and Prospects dot the slopes above the settlement, illustrating the mineral pursuit that defined this remote drainage in the late 20th century.

Beyond the industrial footprint, the terrain rises sharply into the Glacier Peak Wilderness. This high-altitude geography is defined by a massive network of ice and rock, including the Entiat Glacier and Company Glacier, which feed a system of alpine waterways like Big Creek and Phelps Creek. The map documents a transition from the heavy industrial infrastructure at Holden to the untouched high country of the Chelan Mountains, including the Entiat Meadows and the dramatic Seven Fingered Jack.