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1989 Map of Quartz Mountain

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Quartz Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Quartz Mountain stands as a central peak within a complex drainage system shared by the Wenatchee National Forest and Snoqualmie National Forest. The landscape is defined by the high divides of Taneum Ridge, Peaches Ridge, and Manastash Ridge, which separate the headwaters of the North Fork and South Fork Taneum Creek. The presence of the Quartz Radio Facility and the Quartz Spring Campground suggests this area served as a focal point for both regional communications and mountain recreation in the late 1980s.

Water features are scattered across the high elevations, including Taneum Lake, Lily Pond Lake, and Shpestring Lake. The terrain is marked by open clearings like Fishhook Flats and Hereford Meadow, while Evidence of human activity is found at the Borrow Pit and the Lookout point. The boundary between Kittitas and Yakima counties traverses the southern portion of the sheet, cutting through the drainage of South Fork Manastash Creek.