1955 Map of Alturas

About this map

Alturas serves as the primary settlement in this Lakeland-area interior, characterized by a dense concentration of named lakes and evidence of significant land modification. The landscape is dominated by large water bodies such as Lake Buffum, Surveyors Lake, and Lake Pembroke, which sit alongside numerous smaller basins like Polecat Lake and Gadau Lake. An extensive Old Railroad Grade cuts through the western and southern sections of the map, tracing former industrial or agricultural transit routes that shaped the region before mid-century.