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2018 Map of Forks of Salmon

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Forks of Salmon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Forks of Salmon marks the confluence where the North Fork Salmon River and South Fork join, creating a landscape defined by riverside settlements and alluvial benches. These river flats, including Brazille Flat, Nordheimer Flat, and Shumway Flat, historically supported the region's mining and ranching activities. The influence of early Chinese mining is preserved in names like Fong Wah Bar and Fong Wah Gulch, while other riverside sites such as Knudsen Bar and Glasgow Bar indicate the locations of gold-era placer workings along the Salmon River.

Away from the water, the terrain rises sharply toward Yellow Jacket Ridge and Blue Ridge, punctuated by family-named landmarks like Horn Field and Tom Payne Peak. High-altitude meadows such as Crapo Meadow and Dollar Meadows transition into the Marble Mountains in the northeast. For genealogists and local historians, the Cem near the confluence provides a primary point of interest within the vast Klamath National Forest.