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2018 Map of Shaffer Mountain

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Shaffer Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Shaffer Mtn dominates the high desert landscape of Lassen County, where the transition from high peaks to the expansive Honey Lake Valley is marked by a network of water management and legacy transportation routes. In the eastern portion of the map, the Viewland settlement sits at a crossroads where Smoke Creek Ranch RD meets the path of the Modoc Line Rail Trail, a conversion of the former Southern Pacific rail corridor that once linked this remote region to wider commerce.

Water is a defining element of this arid terrain, with Gilman Spring and Mud Flat providing critical points of relief against the hills. To the south, the presence of the Eagle Lake Ditch and Tanner Slough illustrates the long-standing efforts to divert water through the valley for ranching and agricultural use, while features like Balls Canyon and various family-named tracks like Sturgill Ln suggest the deep-rooted local history of this section of the Great Basin.