2021 Map of Hog Valley

About this map

Pumpkin Center sits at the intersection of rural routes on the floor of Big Valley, where the agricultural landscape meets the rising timber of the Modoc National Forest. This section of Lassen County is defined by a complex network of irrigation and drainage, including the Big Valley Canal and Gerbel Slough, which feed into the Pit River. The transition from the flat basin to the uplands is marked by geographic features like Indian Peak and the namesake Hog Valley, a high-elevation pocket containing the Hog Valley Reservoir. Numerous named springs dot the landscape, such as Billy Packwood Spring and Jim Packwood Spring, suggesting a history of cattle ranching and early homesteading dependent on these localized water sources. The map also reveals the reach of forest infrastructure via routes like Stone Breaker Rd and Mc Clelland Rd.