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1989 Map of Juniper Ridge

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Juniper Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Juniper Ridge rises over a landscape defined by ranching and essential water sources in the high desert of Lassen County. In the late 1980s, the Harry Marr Ranch and Brin Marr Ranch serve as primary anchors of human activity in this corner of the Madeline Plains. The terrain is punctuated by numerous named water features critical for high-country survival, such as Etchecopar Spring, Dodge Spring, and Dill Field Spring, while the broader drainage is influenced by the course of Dry Creek.

To the south, the flat expanse of Coyote Flat contrasts with the elevation of Dorsey Butte and the narrow passage of Long Canyon. The presence of Gravel Pits and a Borrow Pit near the edge of the plains suggests local infrastructure maintenance, likely supporting the roads and the Levee that manage the seasonal water flow through this arid environment. This map traces a remote grazing landscape where land management centers on the careful utilization of springs and flatlands.