1965 Map of Mc Kays Butte

About this map

Toppenish Ridge and the heights of Signal Peak dominate this mid-1960s survey of Yakima County, Washington. The landscape is defined by its water sources and high-elevation landmarks, including volcanic features like Simon Butte and Mc Kays Butte, which are surrounded by numerous isolated springs such as Delaney Spring and Vessey Springs. A critical historical marker, the Old Indian Treaty Boundary, cuts across the terrain, indicating the legal and cultural divisions of the era. Evidence of land use is visible in the network of light-duty and unimproved routes like Tepee Creek Rd and Satus Ranger Station Road, which provide access to localized resource extraction at Cinder Pit. This map preserves the mid-century spatial arrangement of these remote forest and ridge lands before modern development patterns emerged.