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1956 Map of Loup Loup

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Loup Loup
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Okanogan National Forest dominates this mid-century landscape, characterized by a complex network of high ridges and narrow creek valleys. The central Loup Loup Highway serves as the primary artery through the mountains, crossing the Loup Loup Summit and providing access to the Loup Loup Recreation Area. For genealogists and local historians, the map identifies specific family-named sites such as Kercheval Ranch and Stout Ranch near the settlement of Olema.

Resource extraction and seasonal mountain use are evident in the presence of the Red Shirt Mine on the slopes of Pole Pick Mtn and various outposts like Leighty Camp and State Road Cabin Camp. The terrain is deeply carved by water, from the high South Fork Meadows to the agricultural potential of the Chiliwist Valley in the southeast. This survey records a period when the mountain interior remained largely defined by forestry, small-scale mining, and isolated ranching homesteads.