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2017 Map of Palouse

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Palouse
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Palouse River winds through this 2017 study of the Washington-Idaho borderlands, anchoring the settlement of Palouse. This region of Whitman County is defined by its undulating topography, where elevations rise to Ladow Butte in the north and Ringo Butte near the southern margin. The landscape transition is evident at Viola Ridge, where the terrain begins to shift toward the forested Idaho interior.

A network of local roads such as Grinnell Rd and Ladow Butte Rd connects smaller named localities including Ladow, Grinnell, and Lairds. Local history is preserved at the Greenwood Cem south of the main town site, while modern infrastructure like the Schoepflin Airport serves the agricultural community. Several tributaries, including Cedar Cr and Duffield Cr, drain the surrounding hills, illustrating the complex drainage patterns of this fertile wheat-growing region.