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1904 Map of Stehekin

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Stehekin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

Lake Chelan anchors this high-elevation survey, appearing as a deep glacial fjord at the heart of the Chelan National Forest. The mapping reveals a landscape dominated by the high peaks of the Chelan Mountains and Wenatchee Mountains, where the Lyman Glacier still feeds the headwaters of the Chiwawa River. Early 20th-century outposts like Stehekin and Lucerne are established along the lakefront, serving as gateways to the interior's mineral prospects and high country.

The presence of the Holden mining site on Railroad Creek highlights the industrial interest in this remote terrain, which is otherwise defined by sheer elevation and dramatic water features such as Rainbow Falls and Domke Falls. Communication and travel are limited to river corridors like the Stehekin River and high-altitude crossings such as Buck Creek Pass, reflecting a period when the North Cascades were just beginning to be systematically documented by geographers like A.H. Sylvester.