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1967 Map of Long Ridge

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Long Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The remote homesteads and ranches of the Six Rivers National Forest define this 1960s landscape in Trinity County. Named sites such as the Willie Hoaglin Place and the Bob Hoaglin Place are linked only by an intricate network of a Pack Trail and Jeep Trail, illustrating the isolation of high-country ranching before modern road development. The topography is dominated by the massive north-south spine of Long Ridge, which separates the drainages of Hoaglin Creek and Lightfoot Creek.

To the south, the terrain descends toward the Eel River and the Round Valley Indian Reservation. Evidence of small-scale aviation appears at the Spring Landing Strip, while the North Fork Indian Treaty Boundary marks a significant historical division in the land. The presence of a Cem near Lightfoot Creek and the Schoolhouse Spring points to a once-active community of families and ranchers inhabiting these ridges.