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1950 Map of Hurricane Hill

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Hurricane Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Elwha River carves a deep path through this mid-century look at the Olympic interior, centering on the steep walls of the Grand Canyon and the broadening Geyser Valley. This 1950 field-checked survey documents a landscape defined by high ridges and isolated back-country outposts like Michaels Ranch and Humes Ranch. To the north, Lake Mills dominates the valley floor, its waters reaching into Windy Arm beneath the heights of Hurricane Hill.

The map traces a primitive network of routes, including the Hurricane Hill Trail and the Long Ridge Trail, which connected early park facilities and shelters. Features like Goblins Gate and Whiskey Bend indicate the naming traditions of early explorers and surveyors in the Bailey Range. This record preserves the location of remote landmarks such as the Lillian Shelter and Observation Point before later changes to the park's infrastructure and the subsequent removal of the Glines Canyon Dam.