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1963 Map of Eagle Peak

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Eagle Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Eagle Peak dominates the center of this 1963 survey, standing as a prominent landmark within the Modoc National Forest. This high-altitude landscape is characterized by a series of significant heights, including Dusenbery Peak, Cole Peak, and Bald Mtn, which define the drainage basins for numerous seasonal and perennial water sources. The map captures the remote transition from the steep timbered slopes of the Saddleback down toward the western edge of Surprise Valley.

Logistics and travel across this portion of Modoc County are defined by the Summit Trail and various unnamed paths that connect remote water features like North Emerson Lake and South Emerson Lake. The map reveals a landscape managed for natural resources and conservation, where geographic names like Poison Flat and Meadows suggest historical grazing patterns or land use common in the High Sierra and Modoc Plateau regions before modern development changed the character of these mountain basins.