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1953 Map of Pomona

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Pomona
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Yakima River carves a deep path through the high desert of Central Washington, dividing the steep slopes of Umtanum Ridge from the extensive Yakima Firing Center Military Reservation. This 1953 survey, updated through the 1980s, reveals a landscape defined by water management and defense. The river's flow is managed by the Roza Dam, feeding the Moxee Selah Irrigation Canal and Northern Roza Canal that snake along the valley floor to support local agriculture.

Settlement is concentrated along the western corridor, where the Burlington Northern railroad serves small communities like Pomona, East Selah, and Pomona Heights. To the east, the terrain rises sharply toward Selah Butte, part of a vast military training area containing a Landing Strip, Post Headquarters, and a Skeet Range. The intersection of Kittitas and Yakima counties is marked across the high northern ridges of the Burbank Valley.