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2021 Map of Lostmans River Ranger Station

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Lostmans River Ranger Station
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Everglades National Park encompasses this intricate network of mangrove keys and tidal waters along the Monroe County coast. The geography is defined by the outflow of the Lostmans River, which transitions through a series of coastal basins including First Bay, Second Bay, and Third Bay before reaching the Gulf of Mexico. This coastal stretch is characterized by its isolation and archaeological significance, evidenced by Hamilton Mound and Johnson Mound situated amidst the wetlands. These elevated features provide rare relief in an otherwise low-lying marine landscape.

Navigational routes like the Wilderness Waterway Trl and Everglades Paddling Trl thread through the maze of islands such as Lostmans Key and Key McLaughlin. The presence of the Lostmans River Ranger Station serves as the primary human outpost in this wilderness, while names like Highland Beach and Alligator Point mark the shift from sheltered bays to the open Gulf. This survey documents the preserved state of the southwestern Florida coast in the early twenty-first century.