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2011 Map of Ruby

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Ruby
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Pend Oreille River anchors this northeast Washington landscape, where the settlements of Ruby and Blueslide sit along its western bank. The terrain rises sharply from the river valley into the Selkirk Mountains, marked by heights such as Hanlon Mountain and Ruby Mountain. To the west, Yocum Lake and the Yokum Lake Lookout provide a vantage point over a network of forest roads like W Yokum Lake Rd and Hanlon Cutoff Rd.

Evidence of early land use is found in the scattered clearings of Squirrel Meadow and Henry Brown Meadow, and the former site of Diamond City in the northern hills. Waterways including Le Clerc Creek and its several branches, such as West Branch LeClerc Creek, drain the high country toward the river. Recreational sites like the Panhandle Campground near the river bend show the modern utility of these woods and waters.