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2014 Map of Steamboat Rock SE

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Steamboat Rock SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Gibraltar Rock and the high walls of Northrup Canyon dominate the northern landscape of this region, where the plateau transition meets the eastern shores of Banks Lake. The map reveals a high-desert environment deeply etched by coulees and seasonal drainages, including Whitney Canyon and the expansive Paynes Gulch to the south.

Settlement is sparse, defined by a grid of rural routes such as Road R NE and Road V NE that serve remote farmsteads and rangeland. Cultural markers like Saint Johns Cem provide important genealogical touchpoints in an area otherwise characterized by its hydrography, from the small clusters of Henning Lakes and Coffee Lake to the secluded Morning Falls. The drainage patterns of Devils Cr and Rusho Cr illustrate the complex natural irrigation of the Washington interior.