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1957 Map of Pysht

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Pysht
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Strait of Juan de Fuca coastline meets the dense timberlands of the Olympic Peninsula in this mid-century survey. The settlement of Pysht sits at the mouth of the Pysht River, serving as a coastal anchor in a landscape defined by industrial logging history. An extensive network of an Old Railroad Grade winds through the hills, tracing the path of former timber extraction routes that once connected the interior forests to the coast.

Further south, the Soleduck River Valley provides a corridor for U.S. Route 101, where the Snider Ranger Sta and Deep Creek Guard Station mark the administrative presence within the Olympic National Forest. High points like Snider Peak and the Kloshe Nanich Lookout (Aband) offer vantage points over the complex drainage systems of the Calawah River and its various forks, while the small inland settlement of Albion appears near Grindstone Pass.