2017 Map of Mule Mountain

About this map

The Rogue River National Forest defines this high-elevation landscape along the border of Oregon and California, where the Applegate River and Applegate Lake serve as central hydrologic landmarks. This modern survey illustrates a network of forest development roads and trails, such as Old Copper Rd and French Gulch Rd, that provide access to the area's prominent summits and deep drainages. Distinctive terrain features like Mule Mtn, Squaw Peak, and the curiously named Hole in the Ground suggest a land shaped by both geologic forces and a long history of local naming. To the southeast, the Squaw Lakes and Summit Lake sit near the transition into the Siskiyou Mountains, while the presence of locations like Iron Hand and Iron Knob point toward the mineral prospects that once drew prospectors into these gulches.