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2015 Map of Soapstone Hill

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Soapstone Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Plumas National Forest landscape across the Plumas and Butte County line is defined by the steep drainage basins of the Little N Fork of Middle Fork Feather River. In the southern portion of the sheet, the settlement of Merrimac sits near Carey Gulch and Spoon Ravine, while Buckeye occupies the central flats near Walker Plains. The terrain is marked by distinctive granite formations and high points such as Duffey Dome, Elephant Butte, and Frog Rock.

Logistics in this portion of the Sierra Nevada rely on a network of mountain roads including Bucks Lake Road and the Pulga-Merrimac route. Local history is etched into the names of the landscape, from the Grizzly Dome Tunnel in the northwest to the secluded reaches of French Hotel Cr and Haphazard Cr. Smaller clusters like Kister and Palmetto serve as landmarks for those tracing the development of this timber and watershed region.