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2000 Map of Michigan Bluff

Name: 2000 Topographic Map of Michigan Bluff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

About this map

Michigan Bluff serves as the focal point of this Gold Country landscape, situated above the confluence of the Middle Fork American River and North Fork American River. The map documents a dense concentration of historical mining operations, featuring names like Mountain Chief Mine, Bullion Mine, and the Hidden Treasure Mine. These sites, along with several pits and tunnels, reveal the intensive resource extraction that defined the region's economy and shaped its topographic footprint within the Tahoe National Forest.

Tracing the ridge lines, the Western States Trail winds through complex terrain including Deadwood Ridge and Peavine Ridge. Settlement history is captured through specific sites like the Sugar Loaf Cemetery and former locations such as Sunny South (Site) and Maintop (Site). Modern utility and research are also present, noted by the Foresthill Forest Genetics Center and the Ralston After Bay Reservoir near the boundary of Placer and El Dorado counties.