2011 Map of Luna Gulch

About this map

Pleasant Valley sits at the heart of this high-plateau landscape in southern Washington, where the terrain is defined by deep drainage systems carving toward the Columbia River. The map shows a transition from the elevated plains of Oak Flat and Harrison Ridge down into the rugged incisions of Badger Gulch and Luna Gulch. The southern edge of the sheet is dominated by the shoreline of Lake Umatilla, part of the Columbia River system, near the small settlement of Towal. Insight into the area's development is visible through its road network, where legacy routes like the Goldendale Bickleton Rd and Bickleton Hwy cross the drainage of Rock Creek. Local family names and geography are preserved in labels for smaller arteries such as Bill Anderson Rd and Hoctor Rd, reflecting the rural agricultural and ranching history of Klickitat County.