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1995 Map of Day

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Day
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

The settlement of Day stands at the northwestern edge of a landscape defined by the intersection of three counties and the boundaries of the Modoc National Forest and Shasta National Forest. This 1990s revision reveals a terrain dominated by the Modoc Mountains and high basins like Widow Valley. A legacy of industrial transport is etched into the earth via the Old R.R. Grade which winds through the valley floor, suggesting the region's historical reliance on timber or mineral extraction.

Water resources are critical in this upland environment, marked by numerous isolated sources such as Wendt Spring, Hamlin Springs, and Sugar Pine Spring. Higher elevations like Widow Mountain, which features a Radio Facility, overlook a patchwork of public forest lands and private inholdings. Evidence of local activity is found at the Cinder Pit and the remote Brown Cabin, providing touchpoints for those tracing the 20th-century footprint of land management and rural life in the intermountain West.