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1965 Map of Quartz Creek Butte

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Quartz Creek Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Gifford Pinchot National Forest dominates this mid-1960s landscape, where the Lewis River winds through a complex network of glacial and volcanic terrain. The waterway is punctuated by significant cascades, including Upper Falls and Middle Falls, while a Gaging Station monitor river flow near the Lewis River Campground. The survey captures a time when the region's accessibility was defined by the Pack Trail system and the Crab Creek Trail, which provided the primary routes through the dense drainage basins of Tillicum Creek and Quartz Creek.

High-altitude landmarks such as Quartz Creek Butte and Blue Lake characterize the northern reaches, while the southeastern corner reveals Big Mosquito Lake. The nomenclature of the creeks, such as Platinum Creek and Snagtooth Creek, reflects the area's prospecting and wilderness heritage. Distinctive features like Little Niagara Falls and the isolated Surprise Meadow highlight the localized topography before later decades of further forest management and recreation development.