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2023 Map of Palisades

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Palisades
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Moses Coulee dominates this central Washington landscape, where the basalt walls of the canyon define the geography around the small settlement of Palisades. The terrain is characterized by a network of deep drainages including Sutherland Canyon, Petrified Canyon, and Airplane Canyon, which feed into the primary coulee system. Water sources are critical features in this arid environment, marked by Skookumchuck Spring, McCue Spring, and the winding course of Douglas Creek.

On the western edge of the quadrangle, the slopes of Badger Mtn rise above Wood Gulch and Straight Hollow. The map also captures the local transportation network, featuring several primitive routes such as Wagon Rd and Slack Canyon Rd, which navigate the high plateaus and canyon floors. Near the southern boundary, the community of Adrian sits at the intersection of the coulee floor and the rising eastern bluffs.