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1962 Map of Boot Lake

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Boot Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Modoc National Forest landscape shown here in the early 1960s is defined by high-altitude ranching and isolated water sources. Settlement patterns are concentrated around family operations like the Clarks Valley Ranch and Hornback Ranch, which are connected by a network of jeep trails rather than established roads. The presence of the Evans Place and Red Rock Ranch suggests a era where remote livestock management relied on seasonal springs and natural depressions such as Boot Lake and Red Rock Lake.

High-country drainage is marked by deep cuts like Alaska Canyon and Selic Canyon, leading down toward Red Rock Valley. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves specific land-use identifiers such as the spillway at Boot Lake and various survey markers like VABM Black. The terrain is characterized by broad flats like Windy Flat and Clarks Valley, where every Spring and named drainage like Quaking Asp Creek served as a critical waypoint in this high-desert environment.