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1989 Map of Moses Meadows

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Moses Meadows
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Colville Indian Reservation lands dominate this high-altitude landscape in the late 1980s, centered on the prominent peak of Moses Mountain. The terrain is defined by a series of steep drainages, where Trail Creek and North Star Creek carve deep valleys through the timbered highlands. At the highest elevations, infrastructure for fire observation is evident, including the Lookout Tower Moses Q 6774 atop the primary peak and another Lookout Tower 4525t positioned on a separate ridge.

The drainage network suggests a landscape shaped by water and elevation, with North Star Lake feeding into the surrounding creek systems like Mill Creek and Whitelaw Creek. These watercourses flow toward the Omak Creek drainage, illustrating the complex hydrology of the Okanogan highlands. Further south, Armstrong Mtn provides an additional anchor point for navigating this stretch of the reservation during a period when these backcountry areas were primary monitored via lookout stations and seasonal trails.