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1984 Map of Susanville

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Susanville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Honey Lake dominates the eastern basin of this Lassen County landscape, providing a stark geographic contrast to the timbered heights of the Diamond Mountains and Plumas National Forest to the west. In the mid-1980s, the region was defined by a mix of military infrastructure, correctional facilities, and resource extraction. The sprawling Sierra Army Depot occupies the lake's eastern shore near Herlong, while the Northern Calif Correction Center sits just east of Susanville.

Transport and industry follow the terrain's logic, with the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroads skirting the mountains to serve the valley floor. High-altitude mining operations like the Eagle Mine and Red Rock Mine are visible in the rugged southern portion of the sheet near Taylorsville and Greenville. This survey preserves the settlement patterns of the Honey Lake Valley, from the regional hub of Susanville to smaller farming and ranching outposts like Standish and Litchfield.