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1993 Map of Fort Bidwell

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Fort Bidwell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1996
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1996

About this map

Fort Bidwell sits at the edge of the Surprise Valley floor, where the Warner Mountains rise abruptly to the west. This 1993 revision, conducted by the U.S. Forest Service, highlights a landscape defined by water management and public lands. The Fort Bidwell Indian Reservation occupies the transition between the valley and the heights of the Modoc National Forest, containing local infrastructure like a Fish Hatchery and Sewage Ponds.

Historically significant routes like the Fandango Road lead through Fandango Pass near the 7,792-foot Fandango Peak, tracing a path used by travelers for generations. To the east, the map details the irrigation-dependent agriculture of the valley, marked by numerous Stock Ponds, check dams, and an Underground Pipeline. Small-scale resource extraction is evidenced by isolated Prospects in the southern hills near Vaughn and Canyon.