1902 Map of Stehekin

About this map

Lake Chelan serves as the focal point for this wilderness landscape, where early twentieth-century surveying documented the remote outposts of the North Cascades. The settlement of Stehekin sits at the head of the lake, acting as the primary gateway for the Stehekin River valley. To the south, the village of Lucerne provides access to the interior, where the Holden Railroad and the mining camp at Holden are nestled along the drainage of Railroad Creek. This era of development is defined by a reliance on water-borne transport and rugged mountain trails, including the Purple Creek Trail and the passage over Twisp Pass.