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1969 Map of Mt Prophet

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Mt Prophet
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

North Cascades National Park defines the western half of this 1969 field-checked survey, meeting the Ross Lake National Recreation Area along an Indefinite Boundary. The landscape is a complex network of high-altitude drainages, where Stetattle Creek and Big Beaver Creek carve deep valleys between massive peaks like Mt Prophet and Elephant Butte. Primitive infrastructure is limited to a strategic Pack Trail system that connects isolated outposts such as Beaver Pass Shelter and Tenmile Shelter.

Glacial lakes and remote water bodies including Azure Lake and Sourdough Lake are primary landmarks in this wilderness area. The survey illustrates the transition of the northern Washington Cascades into a protected recreational and conservation corridor, capturing the terrain as it appeared just after the park's establishment. The dense contour lines and drainage patterns of Luna Creek, Arctic Creek, and McMillan Creek provide a detailed view of the watershed leading toward Ross Lake.