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1985 Map of Mt Washington

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Mt Washington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Mt Washington and Jefferson Peak anchor this mid-1980s look at the high wilderness where Jefferson and Mason counties meet. This survey shows the boundary between the Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest, illustrating the protected watershed of the Hamma Hamma River and its numerous tributaries like Lilliwaup Creek and Jefferson Creek.

The landscape is characterized by its high-altitude water bodies, including the popular Lena Lake and the more secluded Upper Jefferson Lake and Goober Pond. For the local historian, the map details the logistical footprint of the era through several named gravel and borrow pits, alongside the primitive routes of Washington Pass and Jefferson Ridge. The inclusion of small, named lakes like Melbourne Lake and Scout Lake provides a detailed inventory of the high-country hydrology before late-century changes in forest management.