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2021 Map of Benmore Canyon

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Benmore Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Spring Valley serves as a primary point of human settlement within this landscape of ridges and canyons in northeastern Lake County. Much of the northern terrain is managed as part of the Mendocino National Forest, where features like Rocky Ridge and Kattenburg Canyon define the topography. The eastern portion of the map is dominated by the reach of the Indian Valley Reservoir, a significant water body formed along the course of North Fork Cache Creek.

Transport and access are defined by a network of rural routes and trails, including Spring Valley Rd and the Quail Trl, which navigate the steep elevations of Wolf Creek Ridge and High Valley Ridge. Geologic and geographic markers such as Chalk Mtn and Red Rocks provide clear landmarks for researchers tracing the historical land divisions and resource management of the area. Small drainage systems like Benmore Canyon and Soda Canyon carve through the landscape, feeding into the larger valleys of Long Valley and the reservoir basin.