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1952 Map of Coyote Peak

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Coyote Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation dominates the northeastern portion of this coastal mountain landscape, where the Klamath River flows past Martins Ferry and Rube Ranch. The terrain is defined by a series of significant clearings or prairies among the ridges, including Pitt Place Prairie, Sidehill Prairie, and the 100 Acre Prairie. These open spaces supported early 20th-century ranching life, evidenced by the distribution of family-named sites like the Anton Lyons Ranch and Stover Ranch.

Educational infrastructure for these remote settlements is marked by the Bald Hills School in the north and Beaver School further south near Beaver Creek. The map reveals a network of limited access including a Jeep Trail and private roads connecting high points like Schoolhouse Peak and Coyote Peak. From Williams Ridge to Beaver Ridge, the drainage patterns of Redwood Creek and its many tributaries, such as Panther Creek and Lacks Creek, dictate the movement and settlement patterns of this Humboldt County interior.