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2018 Map of Caldwell Butte

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Volcanic geology dominates this 2018 survey of the borderlands between Siskiyou and Modoc counties. The landscape is defined by the Schonchin Flow and the towering heights of Caldwell Butte and Cougar Butte, located within the protected expanses of Lava Beds National Monument and the Modoc National Forest. This region is a study in rough terrain and subterranean features, most notably Tichnor Cave, accessible via the Tichnor Cave Spur.

Resource extraction and transit routes are etched into the wilderness, from the industrial sites at Caldwell Pit and Gravel Pit Two to a complex network of forest roads including the Pumice System North and Shortcut. Cultural markers like Captain Jacks Bridge provide historical waypoints amidst the diverse buttes, such as Big Sand Butte and East Sand Butte, which rise above the surrounding lava flows and forested basins.