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2023 Map of Wahatis Peak

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Wahatis Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Wahatis Peak serves as the prominent high point of the Saddle Mountains in this central Washington landscape. The terrain is defined by a series of dramatic geographic benches and coulees, including Smyrna Bench and Red Rock Coulee, which descend toward the Lower Crab Creek valley. Much of the northern portion of the quadrangle is managed as part of the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, featuring distinctive hydrology such as Red Rock Lake and the Natural Corral.

To the south, the Wahluke Slope represents a shift toward managed agricultural water systems, dominated by the Wahluke Branch Canal. This modern survey also captures the northern edge of the Hanford Reach National Monument and the Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge, illustrating a region largely dedicated to conservation and large-scale irrigation infrastructure rather than dense residential settlement.