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2020 Map of Vantage

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Vantage
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Wanapum Lake and the Columbia River dominate this modern landscape, marking the boundary between Kittitas and Grant counties. The small settlement of Vantage serves as a critical crossing point, where major transit corridors intersect the waterway. The surrounding terrain is defined by dramatic geological formations, from the elevated Babcock Bench to the north to the Frenchman Hills in the northeast.

A series of dry drainage features, including Schnebly Coulee, Ryegrass Coulee, and Rocky Coulee, cut through the high ground west of the river. To the south, deep incisions like Middle Canyon and Johnson Canyon reveal the complex topography of the Columbia Basin. The map details local access via Huntzinger Rd and Wanapum Dam Rd, illustrating how modern infrastructure navigates these ancient coulees and benches.