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1989 Map of Old Baldy

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

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Okanogan National Forest covers this high-elevation landscape, where the peaks of Old Baldy and Starvation Mtn command the horizon. The 1989 topography reveals a rugged drainage network defined by the West Fork Salmon Creek and the headwaters of Granite Creek. A primary point of human transit through this terrain is the Golden Stairway Trail, which navigates the steep grades between ridges.

Lower elevations are marked by pockets of level ground such as Beaver Meadow and the Wagon Camp Campground, offering clues to historic land use and seasonal habitation in the northern Cascades. This provisional map captures the transition between steep summits like Mt McCay and the deep valleys of Beaver Creek and Lightning Creek, illustrating the remote character of the Washington interior in the late twentieth century.