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2014 Map of Palisades

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Palisades
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Douglas Creek winds through the floor of Moses Coulee on this topographic record of the central Washington landscape. The settlement of Palisades serves as the focal point for this reach of the coulee, situated where the valley floor widens below the steep basaltic walls. The map detail highlights a rugged network of tributary drainages and canyons, including Skookumchuck Canyon, Petrified Canyon, and the curiously named Airplane Canyon.

Upland features such as Badger Mountain and Straight Hollow dominate the western portion of the quadrangle, while the southern boundary tracks the dividing line between Douglas County and Grant County. Local water sources, vital in this arid environment, are specifically identified at Skookumchuck Spring and McCue Spring. The primary transportation artery, Palisades Road, follows the natural corridor of the coulee floor, connecting the scattered ranching and residential sites from the northwest down toward Adrian.