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1967 Map of Alder Springs

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Alder Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Alder Springs and the surrounding high country of the Mendocino National Forest define this 1967 landscape in Glenn County. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of water sources and seasonal drainages, including Grindstone Creek, Rattlesnake Creek, and numerous named springs such as Bathtub Spring and Hardin Hole Spring. Human presence is marked by isolated outposts and clearings like Fiddlers Green, Camp Ellendale, and the Valley View Orchard.

The infrastructure reveals a reliance on specialized transportation, with the map recording a complex system of fire-access routes such as the Shepherd Jeep Trail and Skidmore Jeep Tr. These paths, alongside the Alder Springs Road, provided essential access to the remote ridges of Hardin Ridge and Sanhedrin Ridge. The inclusion of small-scale water management, notably the Forks Reservoir, suggests the importance of water security for the local forest management and small settlements of the late 1960s.