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1991 Map of Santa Rosa Peak

Name: 1991 Topographic Map of Santa Rosa Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Humboldt National Forest encompasses the high elevations of the Santa Rosa Range in this 1991 provisional survey. The landscape is defined by its verticality, with the map centered on Santa Rosa Peak and the sharp profile of Sawtooth Mtn to the west. A network of canyons and creeks radiates from these heights, including Spring Canyon, Rebel Creek, and Wood Canyon Creek, illustrating the complex drainage patterns of this Great Basin environment.

Prospectors left their mark on these slopes, as evidenced by several clusters of Prospects and individual Prospect labels located near the headwaters of Rebel Creek and along the northern ridges. These markings, alongside the presence of numerous unnamed springs and seasonal drainages like Antelope Creek and Horse Canyon, provide a record of land use and water dependency in the high desert of Humboldt County during the late 20th century.