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1966 Map of Slide Mtn

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Slide Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Summer Lake and its northern shoreline anchor this mid-1960s survey of the high desert and forested breaks in Lake County. The terrain rises sharply from the basin floor toward the timbered heights of the Fremont National Forest, where the Slide Mtn Lookout Tower stands as a prominent vantage point. This transition from alkaline lakebed to mountain pine is marked by numerous water sources, including the thermal waters at Summer Lake Hot Spring and several high-elevation bodies like Slide Lakes and Withers Lake.

A significant cultural trace is found in the south, where the Old Indian Treaty Boundary Trail traverses the landscape alongside the upper reaches of the Sycan River. The network of Pack Trails and Jeep Trails throughout the area suggests a landscape managed for both timber and backcountry access, while family-named features like Kelly Hill, White Hill, and Witham Creek provide valuable geographic markers for local history and genealogy research.