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1998 Map of Hayfork Summit

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Hayfork Summit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

About this map

Hayfork Creek serves as the primary drainage through this section of the Shasta-Trinity National Forests, where a dense network of gulches and creeks like China Gulch and Potato Creek carve through the high-elevation terrain. The landscape is defined by its industrial history, specifically mining activity concentrated south of the main creek. Resource extraction is evident at the Cope & Johnson Mine, Mueller Mine, and Scorpion Mine, alongside several other unnamed prospects.

Logistics in this late-twentieth-century landscape rely on crossings such as Staffords Crossing and the Carrier Bridge, which facilitate movement between the drainages. At the eastern edge, the elevation peaks at Hayfork Summit, a notable landmark situated near a modern Communication Tower. The map details a transition from the riparian corridors of Garden Creek and Carr Creek to the steep ridges of Duncan Hill, illustrating the complex topography that historically governed local mining and timber access.