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2018 Map of Border Mountain

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Border Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Border Mountain and Buck Butte dominate this northern California landscape, which sits along the border of Siskiyou and Modoc counties. The terrain is characterized by a network of forest service routes and resource management trails within the Modoc National Forest. This 2018 survey reveals a landscape focused on high-altitude management, featuring several water resources like Deep Waterhole and Frog Waterhole, which are vital in this high-desert environment.

Evidence of historical and modern land use is visible in the named spurs and ties, including South Buck Tie and North Round Spur C. The map also identifies a Game Refuge and the Round Mtn L.O. lookout site, indicating the area's importance for both wildlife conservation and fire observation. Linear features like Powerline 2 cut across the volcanic topography, showing the infrastructure spanning these remote reaches of the southern Cascades.