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1971 Map of Meeks Table

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Meeks Table
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Meeks Table dominates this high-elevation landscape in Yakima County, standing as a prominent geological landmark within the Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest. The 1970s topography reveals a complex network of drainages including Rattlesnake Creek, Nile Creek, and Devils Creek, which carve through the timbered heights. Much of the western portion of the map is preserved as the William O Douglas Wilderness, named for the Supreme Court Justice and Yakima native who championed environmental conservation.

Remote water sources and high-country landmarks provide points of interest for historical research, from Angel Lake and McDaniel Lake to the aptly named Cowpuncher Ridge and Bethel Ridge in the south. The presence of a Gravel Pit and several mapped spring locations like Rattlesnake Spring and Willow Spring suggest the early resource management and survey work of the U. S. Forest Service in this part of the Cascades.