2023 Map of Macall

About this map

Paxton and Emden anchor this high-plateau landscape in Adams County, where the terrain is defined by the complex coulees and lakes of the Channeled Scablands. The map traces the critical intersection of the Palouse To Cascades State Park Trl and the Columbia Plateau State Park Trl, rail-trail corridors that follow the historic paths of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific and the Spokane, Portland and Seattle railways. This modern survey shows a landscape of scattered water bodies including Adams Lake, Sims Lake, and Horseshoe Lake, nestled among basalt formations and rolling wheat fields. The drainage of McElroy Creek and several unnamed scabland depressions contrast with the straight-line precision of the township and range boundaries, while local thoroughfares like Ritzville-Benge Rd and Harder Rd connect the isolated agricultural holdings.