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2001 Map of Caribou Lake

Name: 2001 Topographic Map of Caribou Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2004
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2004

About this map

Caribou Lake and the dramatic vertical relief of the Trinity Alps dominate this high-elevation landscape at the start of the twenty-first century. The map centers on the Trinity Alps Wilderness, where the Siskiyou and Trinity County line follows the jagged crest of Sawtooth Ridge. This area is defined by its deep canyons and glacial lakes, including Emerald Lake and Union Lake, which feed the headwaters of the Salmon River and Trinity River systems.

Legacy resource extraction and seasonal habitation are evident in remote locations like the Dorieska Mine, Yellow Rose Mine, and La Roy Mine, scattered among the high peaks of the Packers Mountains. Rare pockets of private development appear at Mountain Meadow Ranch and Lakeview Ranch along the margins of the national forests. The complex hydrography, marked by Big Flat and the South Fork Salmon River, underscores the region's protected status as the Klamath Wild and Scenic River corridor.