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1988 Map of Carr Butte

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Carr Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Modoc National Forest dominates the high-country terrain of northeastern California in this late 1980s survey, straddling the state line where Klamath and Modoc counties meet. The landscape is defined by the massive expanse of the Clear Lake Reservoir, which is protected as part of the Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge. This area serves as a critical basin for the Lost River, which meanders through the northern section of the quadrangle near Walter Flat.

Remote land-use patterns are evident in the presence of named points like Fiddlers Green and the strikingly named Hopeless Pass. Significant elevation changes are marked by Carr Butte and Cape Horne, while smaller water features such as Baker Reservoir and Sage Lake dot the western edge. This map documents a transitional period of land management where wilderness preservation and water reclamation efforts intersect in a sparsely settled corner of the Pacific Northwest.