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2000 Map of Pike

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

USGS Topo · Published 2003

About this map

Pliocene Ridge serves as the high spine of this territory within the Tahoe National Forest, separating the drainages of Oregon Creek to the north from the Middle Yuba River to the south. The landscape is defined by its deep mining heritage, evident in the numerous sites scattered across the terrain. From the Alaska Mine and True Grit Mine to the Kate Hardy Mine near Kanaka Creek, the map documents an extensive industrial history of extraction.

Settlement patterns follow the high ground and water sources, including the community of Pike and rural sites like Miller Ranch and Clerkins Ranch. To the south, the presence of Malakoff Diggings near North Columbia points to the area's legacy of hydraulic mining. Historical transit is represented by the Henness Pass Road, a significant freight and emigrant route that crosses the northern portion of the quadrangle past Negro Tent and the Gales Orchard.