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2015 Map of Tangle Blue Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Tangle Blue Lake and the high alpine basins of the Scott Mountains dominate this 2015 survey of the Northern California wilderness. The map captures a high-elevation landscape where the Klamath National Forest and Shasta National Forest meet along the ridge divide of Siskiyou and Trinity counties. A significant stretch of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail winds through the western portion of the quadrangle, traversing the ridges near Black Rock.

Downslope from the peaks, the drainage patterns of Tangle Blue Creek and Horse Creek are mapped in detail, leading toward the upper reaches of the Trinity River. The map identifies several small, named clearings and meadows that have served as waypoints for generations of mountain travelers, including Sunflower Flat, Meter Meadow, and Sunny Flat. These small names, alongside a cluster of high-country lakes like Big Bear Lake and Log Lake, provide essential landmarks for navigating this remote backcountry.