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1968 Map of Horse Prairie

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Horse Prairie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

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Fremont National Forest dominates this section of Lake County, where high-elevation grasslands like Horse Prairie and Summit Prairie meet a network of mountain springs and creeks. The 1968 landscape is defined by its remote work centers and ranching outposts, notably the Warner Work Center and family-held locations such as Hickey Ranch and Moro Ranch. These small developments are connected by primitive Jeep Trails that wind through the timber and across terrain features like Whiskey Flat and Rogger Meadow.

Resource extraction is evident through several small-scale operations including the Ginder Pit and various Borrow Pits and Cinder Pits scattered near the road network. The hydrological importance of the area is underscored by numerous named water sources like Twin Spring and Harmon Spring, which feed into major drainages such as Camas Creek and Walker Creek, supporting both the local ranching and forest management efforts of the late 1960s.