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2021 Map of Little Hat Mountain

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Little Hat Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The high desert terrain of the Warner Mountains dominates this portion of Lassen County, where volcanic history is written into the landscape at the Lava Slides. This area of northeastern California reflects a remote grazing and water-management history, centered on life-sustaining water sources like Newland Reservoir and a series of vital springs including Ant Spring and Newland Springs.

The map details the transition from the high peaks of Little Hat Mtn and Mahogany Mtn down into the broad grazing lands of Newland Meadows and the Upper Tuledad Valley. Access is defined by the primitive tracks of Red Rock Rd and Tuledad Rd, which navigate the steep drainage of Little Tuledad Canyon. This landscape within the Modoc National Forest remains a study in isolation, where names like Orchard Spring and Juniper Spring denote the critical landmarks for those traversing the Cottonwood Mountains.