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1979 Map of Red Bluff

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

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Sacramento River waters dominate the eastern valley of this Northern California landscape, where the Red Bluff Diversion Dam and Red Bluff Municipal Airport serve as major infrastructure hubs for the region. The settlement pattern follows the fertile corridor along the Southern Pacific rail line, connecting agricultural communities such as Gerber, Tehama, and Los Molinos.

Moving west, the terrain rises sharply from the Bald Hills into the high elevations of the Trinity Mountains, protected within the Trinity National Forest and Mendocino National Forest. This 1979 revision highlights the contrast between the developed river valley, with its network including Interstate 5 and State Highway 99, and the remote western reaches of the Yolla Bolly - Middle Eel Wilderness. Smaller locales like Balls Ferry and Dairyville dot the landscape, while the Midas Mine points to the area's mineral history.