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1990 Map of Mount Christie

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Mount Christie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Olympic National Park defines this landscape of high peaks and river headwaters in the late twentieth century. Centered on the Low Divide, the map illustrates a remote wilderness where the North Fork Quinault River and the Elwha River nearly meet. Notable human markers in this roadless backcountry include the Low Divide Ranger Station and several trail-side camps such as Chicago Camp and Twelvemile Shelter.

Glaciated summits including Mount Christie and Mount Noyes surround the high passes, while smaller water bodies like Lake Mary and Lake Margaret sit near the divide. The presence of named wilderness features like Geoduck Creek and Martins Park suggests the specialized knowledge of park rangers and early mountaineers who documented these interior reaches of the Olympic Peninsula long after the coastal fringes were settled.