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2023 Map of Lake Wenatchee

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Lake Wenatchee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Telma sits at the western head of Lake Wenatchee, marking a point where the White River and Little Wenatchee River feed into the glacial waters. This 2023 survey of the Wenatchee National Forest documents a landscape of high alpine ridges and deep valleys, anchored by the massive bulk of Dirtyface Mtn to the north and the sprawling Nason Ridge to the south.

Transport and access are defined by the corridor through Merritt in the southwest, where the community lies along the Nason Creek drainage. The map details an extensive network of high-elevation paths, including the Nason Ridge Tri and Round Mountain Tri, which navigate the steep transition between the river bottoms and the peaks of the Chiwaukum Mountains. These trails and the scattered settlements like Nason Creek illustrate the enduring relationship between small mountain outposts and the surrounding wilderness.