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1968 Map of St. John Mtn.

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of St. John Mtn.
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

St John Mountain dominates this 1968 field-checked landscape at the intersection of Lake, Glenn, and Colusa counties. The terrain is defined by the high ridges and deep canyons of the Mendocino National Forest, where water sources like Sheetiron Spring and Twin Springs provided critical resources for early inhabitants and forest managers. The map records a transition in land use, showing the protected Snow Mountain Wilderness alongside established sites of habitation and recreation.

Remote outposts and homesteads are scattered throughout the drainage basins of Stony Creek, including Meyers Cabin and the Brittan Ranch. For local historians, the inclusion of named locations such as Bonnie View, Happy Camp, and the Upper Nye Camp offers a record of high-elevation activity. The infrastructure of the era is represented by the St John Mountain Radio Facility and several Pack Trails that navigate the steep slopes of Black Diamond Ridge and Open Ridge.