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1965 Map of Elevation Mountain

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Elevation Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Mining settlements and high-altitude mountain camps define this mid-1960s survey of the Garnet Range. The map centers on the historic mining district of Garnet, showing the concentration of lode and placer claims that once drove the local economy. To the south, the older camp of Beartown is situated along the creek bottom, providing a clear record of the early mining geography that spanned from the gulches up to the high ridges.

Smaller outposts like Reynolds City and Yreka are documented along with the isolated settlement of Finn near the southern border. The rugged drainages of the North Fork Elk Creek network illustrate the difficult terrain that prospectors and miners navigated in this corner of Granite County. This document preserves the layout of these camps at a time when the landscape was transitioning from active resource extraction to a preserved historical environment.