1963 Map of Eagle Peak

About this map

Eagle Peak dominates the high-altitude terrain of the South Warner Mountains in this early 1960s U.S. Forest Service study, later updated with early 1980s aerial data. The map reveals a high-elevation wilderness landscape defined by the drainage systems of Hornback Creek, Raider Creek, and Eagle Creek flowing toward the Surprise Valley to the east. Human presence is sparse, centered on the Emerson Camp site and a network of trails crossing the Saddleback and South Warner Wilderness. The map highlights specialized land management through the South Warner Game Refuge and the broader Modoc National Forest. Geographers and researchers can trace the seasonal alpine water sources, from the isolated North Emerson Lake to the various unnamed Spring and Springs labels that sustain the high meadows like Soup Meadows.