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1969 Map of Cooskie Creek

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Cooskie Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Point Gorda Lighthouse stands as a lonely landmark on this 1969 survey of California's lost coast, where the steep terrain of the King Range National Conservation Area meets the Pacific Ocean. The map reveals a wild, unpopulated landscape defined by dramatic elevation changes and remote coastal features like Gorda Rock and the offshore hazards of Rodgers Break.

A network of primitive transportation routes, marked simply as Jeep Trail, winds through the high country across Cooskie Ridge and Lake Ridge. These paths connect various water sources, including several unnamed Springs and the drainage of Cooskie Creek. The shoreline is characterized by steep gulches such as Sea Lion Gulch and narrow coastal terraces like Spanish Flat, reflecting the isolation of this portion of Humboldt County before modern development patterns were established.