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2020 Map of Milk Canyon

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Milk Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Cleman Mtn dominates this Yakima County landscape, standing as a massive landform between the Naches River to the southwest and the Wenas Valley to the northeast. The settlement of Wenas serves as a focal point for a complex network of canyons and ridges, including Milk Canyon, Evans Canyon, and Jones Canyon that drain into the Wenas Cr basin. Along the southwestern edge, the terrain drops sharply toward the Nile Valley and the prominent Horseshoe Bend of the river.

The map reveals a landscape defined by seasonal water and high-elevation grazing, noted by features like Mud Lake, Sandstone Spring, and Sanford Pasture. To the south, Bethel Ridge rises above Sanford Canyon and Cougar Canyon, illustrating the high-relief topography characteristic of the eastern Cascades. Access to these remote drainages is traced through specialized routes such as Bethel Ridge Rd and Game Department Rd, which connect the small settlements to the surrounding wilderness.