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1980 Map of Keystone

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Keystone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Okanogan River corridor life in the late 1970s is defined by the narrow ribbon of industry and transport pressed against the water, including the Burlington Northern railroad and the Keystone Road. The small settlement of Keystone sits just south of the McAllister Rapids, serving as a waypoint in a landscape dominated by the complex terrain of the Tunk Valley.

Further east, the land rises into the high country of Stowe Mountain and Baker Mountain, where family-named features like Figlenski Spring, Nydeck Spring, and Bob Neal Lake suggest a history of high-desert ranching and water management. An Indian Allotment Boundary cuts across the northwest, signaling a transition between public lands and tribal heritage. The map documents a rugged interior of canyons such as Swipkin Canyon and Kittgore Canyon, where isolated springs and passes like Lockman Pass provide the only reliable movement through the Okanogan uplands.