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1965 Map of Nelson Peak

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Nelson Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The high timberlands and meadows of northeastern Washington are documented here, marking the convergence of the Colville National Forest and Kaniksu National Forest along the Stevens Co Pend Oreille Co line. The topography is anchored by prominent summits such as Nelson Peak, Benson Peak, and Bald Mountain, with drainage patterns defined by Grouse Creek and the headwaters of Middle Fork Calispell Creek.

Resource extraction and seasonal settlement leave their mark through labels for a Prospect and more dispersed Prospects scattered across the ridges. Small pockets of activity appear at Camp Hafer and Kaniksu Ranch, while the southern edge of the sheet reaches the northern shore of Deer Lake. High-altitude wetlands like Betts Meadows and Woodward Meadows break up the forested slopes, connected by primitive transit routes including the Upper Cottonwood Road and the high-elevation Divide Road.