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1979 Map of Naufus Creek

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Naufus Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Trinity National Forest encompasses the entirety of this 1970s landscape, where complex watersheds define the topography of the California wilderness. The terrain is a network of named springs and gulches, including Mud Spring, Buck Spring, and Long Gulch, feeding into major drainages like Naufus Creek and the South Fork Trinity River. Evidence of human activity and management is scattered throughout, from the Forest Glen Campground in the south to the Naufus Spike Camp and the aptly named Big Flat of Naufus.

Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named locations such as Friend Place near Friend Mountain and Petes Pasture, alongside landmarks like Copper Hill, where early Prospects are noted. The map also captures the transition from high-elevation points like Bald Peaks of Plummer to the Marble Caves and the broad Bear Wallow Meadow, providing a detailed record of this remote forest interior as it was managed in the late twentieth century.