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1994 Map of Mount Ingalls

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Mount Ingalls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

The Walker Mine industrial complex dominates this section of Plumas National Forest, centered around the Walker Mine Ruins and extensive Tailings deposits. This area in the mid-1990s was a landscape defined by significant mining history, with the Walker Mine Road providing access to the operations located near Dolly Creek. Beyond the industrial activity, the map identifies Lovejoy (Site) near Lovejoy Creek, indicating a former settlement or habitation point that has since transitioned to a named site.

Water and elevation shape the surrounding geography, from the heights of Mount Ingalls and Grizzly Ridge down to Grizzly Valley. Natural features like Summit Lake and the Summit Marsh contrast with the heavy industrial footprint of the mine. A single Grave is noted west of Blakeless Creek, offering a small but significant piece of evidence for genealogists and local historians investigating early inhabitants of this part of the Sierra Nevada.