1999 Map of Hurricane Hill

About this map

Lake Mills and the winding Elwha River dominate this 1999 study of the high country, where the waters pass through the steep Rica Canyon and into Geyser Valley. The map details the remote wilderness infrastructure of Olympic National Park just before the turn of the twenty-first century, recording a network of trails such as the Hurricane Hill Trail and Lillian River Trail that connect isolated outposts like Humes Ranch and Lillian Shelter. To the south, the terrain rises sharply toward the Bailey Range, where the Fairchild Glacier feeds into Fairchild Creek. The map serves as a precise record of these glacial and fluvial landscapes, noting landmarks like Goblins Gate and the meadows of Krause Bottom before major ecological restoration projects altered the river's flow and the lake's footprint.