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2021 Map of Rattlesnake Butte

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Rattlesnake Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

California Pines serves as the primary residential development in this portion of the Pit River basin, centered around the California Pines Airport and several engineered water bodies. The landscape transitions from the residential street grid of N West St and Centerville Rd into the expansive wetlands and meadows of Warm Springs Valley. This area is defined by a sophisticated system of water management, visible through the placement of Donovan Reservoir, McBrien Reservoir, and Kelly Reservoir, which support the high-altitude ranching and forest operations of the region.

Boundaries of the Modoc National Forest encompass the southern reaches of the map, where the terrain rises toward Rattlesnake Butte. Evidence of the area's pioneer and transit history remains in the naming of rural routes like Buggy Track Rd and Wagon Wheel Way, while natural water sources such as Portuguese Spring and Mary Pete Spring highlight the essential resources that guided early settlement in the high desert of Modoc County.