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2000 Map of Challenge

Name: 2000 Topographic Map of Challenge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

About this map

The Bullards Bar Reservoir dominates the eastern edge of this landscape, a deep impoundment where Bullards Creek and the North Fork Yuba River once met before the construction of the New Bullards Bar Dam. The surrounding terrain is a mosaic of public lands within the Plumas National Forest and Tahoe National Forest, marked by steep ridges such as Pike County Peak and Oregon Peak.

Human history is etched into the hillsides via old extraction sites like the Horseshoe Mine and scattered homesteads, including Gochette Ranch and Williams Ranch. Small communities such as Challenge and Sharon Valley serve as anchors in the northwest, while genealogists may find interest in the Keystone Cemetery tucked near Keystone Creek. The map also captures infrastructure critical to the region's management, from the Fire Lookout on Pike County Peak to the Yuba Co Forestry Hdqtrs near the southern boundary.