
Lassen National Forest terrain in Lassen County defines this high-elevation landscape, where volcanic history is written across the ground in extensive lava fields. The area is dominated by peaks like Harvey Mtn and Crater Mtn, alongside specialized land use areas such as the Blacks Mountain Experimental Forest and a large State Game Refuge. Water management is central to the human footprint here, visible through a network of remote infrastructure including White Horse Reservoir, the Windy Cap Well, and the Rock Cabin Well. The presence of several Borrow Pits and Cinder Pits suggests the extraction of volcanic materials for local road building. Open spaces like Burgess Meadow and Aspen Flat provide breaks in the timber, while numerous seasonal features like Dry Lake and Windy Lake underscore the arid high-country climate of the early 1980s.
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2 editions found
1886 · Honey Lake
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1886 · Lassen Peak
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1891 · Honey Lake
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1892 · Lassen Peak
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1893 · Honey Lake
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1894 · Lassen Peak
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1939 · Halls Flat
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1955 · Westwood
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Hayden Hill
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Harvey Mtn
USGS Topo · 1:62,500