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1990 Map of Kimta Peak

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Kimta Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Kimta Peak stands as the central topographic anchor of this high-elevation landscape within Olympic National Park. The survey illustrates the complex watershed divide between the Queets River to the north and the North Fork Quinault River to the south. Several small, high mountain lakes including Lake Beauty and Kurtz Lake are tucked into the steep drainages, providing a detailed look at the drainage patterns of tributaries with distinctive local names such as Hee Haw Creek and Hee Hee Creek.

Evidence of wilderness use is documented through the inclusion of the Trapper Shelter and the Halfway House Campsite. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the massive Tsletshy Ridge, which separates the Quinault drainage from the numerous creeks feeding into the Queets. This provisional 1990 edition, compiled from 1987 aerial photography, captures the backcountry geography before later shifts in trail access or park management altered the mapped human features.