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1949 Map of Lucerne

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Lucerne
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Lake Chelan dominates this 1940s landscape, serving as the primary corridor for transportation through the Chelan National Forest. The settlement of Lucerne sits at the junction of the lake and Railroad Creek, acting as a gateway for interior resource extraction such as the Edit Mine near the Riddle Peaks. Accessibility in this high-altitude region relied heavily on water and trail networks, indicated by the Steamer Route to Chelan and the Emerald Park Trail.

South of the lake, the terrain rises sharply toward the Entiat Mountains, where features like Cardinal Peak and Saska Peak define the drainage basins of the Entiat River. Local landmarks such as the Cottonwood Guard Sta and Cedar Camp point to the early administrative and logging history of the forest. The presence of Domke Lake and Mirror Lake illustrates the glacially carved character of this wilderness area.