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1979 Map of Hopkins Butte

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Hopkins Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Six Rivers National Forest dominates this mountainous landscape, bisected by the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation Boundary. The map documents a rugged interior of northern Humboldt County where mining activity and remote outposts defined human presence in the late 1970s. Resource extraction is evident through features like the Schnable Diggings, Ferris Mine, and the Red Cap Central Mine located near Middle Fork Red Cap Creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find specific points of interest such as Lockharts (Site) and a lonely Grave recorded near the North Fork. High points like LePerron Peak and Hopkins Butte overlook a complex drainage system including Leary Creek and Mill Creek. This survey records a transitional era of land management, illustrating the convergence of tribal lands, national forest, and legacy mining claims before modern reforestation efforts altered the visible landscape.