2015 Map of Finley Butte

About this map

Lassen National Forest terrain defines this section of Tehama County, where the transition from high ridgelines to deep creek drainages shapes the local landscape. The map details several historically named homesteads or locations such as Marian Place, Dantuma Place, Finley Place, and McClure Place, which likely represent earlier settlements or family holdings in this remote timber and grazing country. Significant water features like Lyman Springs and Finley Lake suggest the critical importance of reliable water sources in these elevated reaches. Infrastructure is notably centered around the Ponderosa Sky Ranch Airport and the network of forest roads like Plum Creek Road and Hogsback Road. The presence of the High Trestle indicates a specific engineering solution to the area's sharp relief, spanning the gap between Howell Ridge and Plum Creek Ridge.