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1985 Map of Finley Butte

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Finley Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Lassen National Forest and the Tehama State Wildlife Area dominate this mid-1980s landscape, where complex ridges and creek drainages define the rugged terrain. The survey captures a moment when traditional land use, represented by the Wilson Ranch and the Shake House, met modern recreational developments like the Ponderosa Sky Ranch with its associated Landing Strip.

Water sources are vital to this interior region, with named points such as Lyman Springs, Grapevine Spring, and Finley Lake providing relief across Howell Ridge and Dogback Ridge. A distinctive High Trestle appears along the topography near Finley Butte, while the infrastructure of the era is marked by a Single Wood Pole Power Line and buried utility corridors. The map provides a clear record of the seasonal creeks, including Paynes Creek and Antelope Creek, that carve through this section of Tehama County.