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1954 Map of Collier Butte

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Collier Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Siskiyou National Forest dominates this mid-century landscape in Curry County, where the Rogue River and Illinois River carve through high meadows and timbered ridges. This 1954 field-checked survey documents a period when access was primarily defined by the Gold Beach Agness Trail and the Mailboat Trail, highlighting the area's isolation and reliance on river-based transport. Human presence is marked by scattered homesteads and outposts such as Tolman Ranch, Wilson Cabin, and Conners Place.

A network of high-elevation watchpoints, including the Wildhorse Lookout and Three Toes Lookout, underscores the importance of fire management in this densely forested region. Of particular interest to historians is the Mislatnah Lookout (Aban'd), already noted as abandoned by the mid-1950s. The topography is dotted with family-named features like Lawson Butte and Quosatana Butte, alongside working camps like Hazel Camp and Cedar Camp, illustrating the early 20th-century footprint of ranching and forestry.