1996 Map of Bartlett Springs

About this map

Bartlett Springs and its neighboring mineral spring sites anchor this mid-1990s look at the eastern edge of Mendocino National Forest. The landscape is defined by the steep drainage basins of the Rice Fork and North Fork Cache Creek, where complex terrain features like Spanish Ridge and Soapstone Ridge divide the wilderness. For local historians, the presence of the Bartlett Cemetery and the Pacific Ridge FS Station provides evidence of the area's long-standing human activity within the national forest system. The map details a network of 4WD tracks and trails that reach into isolated flats and glades, including Wyman Flat, Johnson Glades, and White Ranch Glades. These scattered clearings among the high ridges like Pine Mountain and Ruppert Point illustrate the historical land use patterns of high-elevation ranching and forestry at the turn of the 21st century.