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2018 Map of Crescent Mills

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Crescent Mills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Crescent Mills and Indian Valley form the heart of this Plumas County landscape, where the confluence of Indian Creek and Spanish Creek meets the legacy of the region's mining and railroad history. The map documents a complex infrastructure of rail transport, marked by a dense sequence of tunnels including Tunnel Number 27 and Tunnel Number 33 near the settlement of Keddie. These engineering feats reflect the challenges of navigating the steep elevation changes between Hunodim Peak and the low-lying Butterfly Valley.

Evidence of the area's mineral extraction remains visible through the Monitor Mine and Cherokee Mine, while newer developments like Arlington Heights sit across from the natural landmark of Mt Hough. The transition from the flat agricultural lands of the valley to the protected reaches of the Plumas National Forest is clearly defined, showing how the local economy evolved from the gold-rush era through to modern forest management and transportation networks.