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2015 Map of Bald Hills

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Bald Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Redwood National Park dominates this section of Humboldt County, where the landscape is defined by the high, open meadows of the Bald Hills. This upland prairie environment is punctuated by significant landmarks like Pitt Place Prairie and the massive Skookum Prairie in the south. The area’s geography is shaped by the deep incision of Redwood Creek, which is fed by numerous tributaries including Bridge Cr, Roach Cr, and Copper Cr.

The road network, including the winding Bald Hills Rd and Johnson Rd, follows the natural contours of prominent high ground such as Cagle Ridge and Bridge Creek Ridge. Local history is embedded in the nomenclature of the land, visible at Schoolhouse Peak and the nearby Schoolhouse Pasture Rock. These labels point to a tradition of high-elevation grazing and early educational sites in a terrain otherwise marked by steep drainages like Robbers Gulch.