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1956 Map of Kloochman Rock

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Kloochman Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Kloochman Rock stands as a prominent landmark in this mid-century topographic survey of the Olympic Peninsula, where the landscape is defined by the complex drainage systems of the Clearwater River and the Queets River. The map illustrates the managed wilderness of the Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest, documenting the infrastructure of early backcountry access through remote outposts like the Spruce Bottom Shelter and the Bob Creek Shelter.

Settlement is sparse, represented by isolated locations such as the Smith Place near the riverbanks. High-elevation points like Finley Peak and the Higley Peak Lookout served as critical observation posts for forest management. The southern portion of the map transition into the South Fork Quinault River valley, featuring the Quinault R S and a network of primitive roads that connected these mountainous ridges to the lower valleys of Jefferson and Grays Harbor counties.