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1997 Map of Ship Mountain

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Ship Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

Six Rivers National Forest and the Siskiyou Wilderness dominate this 1997 revision, revealing a landscape defined by preservation and limited human passage in the Klamath Mountains. The territory is carved by the Smith River and its South Fork, which flow through the protected Smith River National Recreation Area. These waterways are central to the region's geography, with specific river bars like Blackhawk Bar and Elkhorn Bar noted along their banks.

Evidence of the area's resource history and backcountry utility remains visible through scattered Prospects and the presence of the Buck Creek Shelter. Navigation is limited to historic paths such as the Mcguendon Ford Trail and Kelsey Trail, which connect high points like Ship Mountain and Muslatt Mountain. The density of topographic detail, from the Gunbarrel Slide to remote campsites like Gunbarrel Campsite, provides a record of land management and recreational access before the turn of the millennium.