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1962 Map of South Mountain

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of South Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Goose Lake and the high desert plateaus along the California-Oregon border dominate this early 1960s survey. The landscape is defined by the resource-driven settlement patterns of Modoc National Forest, where water management was paramount for ranching and forest operations. A network of small-scale infrastructure, including Upper Muldoon Tank, Government Reservoir, and Oregon Rim Reservoir, points to the critical effort of supporting livestock across the arid terrain of Juniper Ridge and Pease Flat.

Isolated homesteads and operational outposts like Beaver Dam Cabin, Pease Cabin, and the Everly Ranch are linked by primitive routes and jeep trails. To the west, the presence of the Rain Gage Station and several borrow pits reflects scientific monitoring and early road-building efforts in this corner of Modoc County. The map also captures the edge of the Xe Ranch Indian Res and notable family-named sites such as Mulkey Place, providing a detailed view of the human footprint in a region of high elevation meadows and volcanic ridges.