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2020 Map of Princeton

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Princeton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

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The Palouse River valley serves as the central anchor for this portion of Latah County, where the small settlements of Princeton and Hampton are situated. The landscape transitions from the river bottomlands into the high timbered ridges of the St. Joe National Forest to the north. These uplands are defined by significant peaks such as Gold Hill and East Gold Hill, which are dissected by a dense network of drainages including Hoteling Creek, Arson Creek, and Nelson Creek.

Evidence of the area's resource-based geography is clear in the naming of local landmarks like Treasure Gulch and Gold Creek, alongside a rural road network that follows the natural contours of the gulches. Notable corridors such as Gold Hill Road and Hatter Creek Road connect the valley floor to the more remote reaches of the forest, while Morrissey Creek and Bear Creek provide critical drainage for the southern agricultural and timber lands.