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1962 Map of Little Hat Mtn

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Little Hat Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Modoc National Forest occupies the northwestern corner of this territory, where the terrain is marked by distinctive Lava Slides and the high point of Little Hat Mtn. The landscape is a network of water sources and seasonal basins, featuring the Newland Reservoir and remote outposts like Newland Meadows. This 1962 field-checked survey captures the high desert character of the borderlands between California and Nevada, defined by the Coppersmith Hills and the winding Post Canyon.

Evidence of early twentieth-century grazing and land use is found in the southern reaches, specifically within the Tuledad Valley. Here, family-named sites such as Old Marr Ranch and Old Millsap Ranch sit near the Cottonwood Mountains, connected by a series of jeep trails and the Express route. Numerous water sources, from Runyon Springs to Orehard Spring, illustrate the critical infrastructure required for ranching in this arid environment.