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1973 Map of Mica Peak

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Mica Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Mica Peak dominates this landscape along the border of Spokane Co Kootenai Co, serving as a high-altitude anchor for several communication and defense facilities. The summit is home to the Mica Peak Air Force Station, along with a Radio Facility and multiple Radio Towers, reflecting its strategic role in the 1970s. The surrounding terrain is a network of watercourses including Saltese Creek, Mica Creek, and West Fork Pine Creek, while the eastern portion of the sheet transitions into Liberty Lake Regional Park.

Transportation corridors define the southern and western lowlands, where the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad parallel each other near the settlement of Manito. Local family and place history is preserved through the identification of the Mica Creek Cem and Mica Peak Cem, alongside established rural routes like Harvard Road and Starr Road. An Indian Reservation Boundary cuts through the southeastern corner, marking a distinct jurisdictional change near School Creek.