2012 Map of Brush Creek

About this map

Junction House and Brush Creek anchor this survey of the Sierra Nevada foothills, a landscape defined by the deep canyons carved by the Middle Fork Feather River and its numerous tributaries. The topography is dominated by massive granite features like Bald Rock Dome and Big Bald Rock, while the canyon floor features a series of gravel bars such as Milsap Bar and Evans Bar that hint at the region's historic mining activity. Scattered ranches and homesteads, including Seater Ranch, Hinton Ranch, and Johnson Ranch, suggest a persistent agricultural and ranching presence in the upland flats. The network of forest roads, such as Four Mile Ridge Rd and the Oroville-Quincy Hwy, traces the ridgelines above the steep drainage of Spoon Ravine and French Cr, leading toward the northern reaches of Lake Oroville.