2017 Map of Prices Peak

About this map

Montesano and the nearby community of Brady serve as the primary human anchors in this landscape defined by the complex drainage of the Satsop River. The map meticulously details the river's various branches, including the West Fork, Middle Fork, and East Fork, which converge in a broad, braided valley. This hydrological network is complemented by the headwaters of W Fork Sylvia Cr and E Fork Sylvia Cr, which feed into Sylvia Lake near the Montesano city limits. Higher elevations are represented by Prices Peak, while the interior terrain is marked by an extensive system of logging and access roads, such as Satsop Rd W and A-Line. The contrast between the organized grid of the town sites and the sinuous, shifting paths of the river channels illustrates the ongoing relationship between local settlement and the powerful fluvial systems of western Washington.