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2020 Map of Lance Hills

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Lance Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Malloy Prairie and the surrounding rangeland of southern Spokane County define this landscape, where the basalt-rimmed topography of the Channeled Scablands meets the rising terrain of the Lance Hills. The settlement pattern is sparse, represented by small railroad-adjacent locales such as Babb, Geib, and Mock. These points follow the historical corridor now preserved as the Columbia Plateau State Park Trail, which winds through the eastern portion of the map.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Lance Hill Cem west of the hills, while hydrological features like Hog Canyon Cr, Mud Lake, and Alkali Lake illustrate the seasonal and semi-arid nature of the region's drainage system. Numerous local roads, including S Ritchey Rd and W Lance Hill Rd, provide a modern framework for identifying specific homesteads and property boundaries established decades prior.