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2018 Map of Caribou Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Big Flat sits at a critical junction in this high-altitude landscape where the S Fork Salmon River and various mountain gulches converge. This 2018 survey reveals a terrain defined by the boundary between Shasta National Forest, Klamath National Forest, and Trinity National Forest. The geography is dominated by a chain of alpine lakes, including Caribou Lake, Lower Caribou Lake, and the high-elevation Snowslide Lake tucked beneath the granite slopes of Caribou Mtn.

A network of drainage systems like Coffee Cr and Union Cr carve through the Salmon Mountains, illustrating the complex hydrology of the Trinity Alps. Significant peaks such as Preachers Peak and Packers Peak overlook a series of deep gulches, including Poorman Gulch and Petrified Gulch, which suggest a history of resource extraction and trail-blazing common in this section of the Siskiyou and Trinity County line.