1962 Map of Boot Lake

About this map

Clarks Valley Ranch and Red Rock Ranch anchor this landscape of the high California plateau, where the northern reaches of the Modoc National Forest meet the sagebrush and springs of Lassen County. Surveyed in the early 1960s, the terrain is defined by isolated outposts like Evans Place and Hornback Ranch, connected only by a network of jeep trails and the unpaved Clarks Valley Road. The map documents a fragile water system essential for cattle and wildlife, from the namesake Boot Lake and Red Rock Lake to numerous unnamed springs and the seasonal flows of Selic Creek. Dramatic topographic features such as Red Rock Mountain and the deep cuts of Alaska Canyon provide natural barriers in this high-elevation basin, while Windy Flat suggests the exposed character of the open range.