1967 Map of Thatcher Ridge

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The Middle Fork Eel River snakes through the western edge of this Mendocino County landscape, its course monitored by a Gaging Station as it flows past the steep slopes of Grizzly Gulch. High above the river, the interior terrain is defined by a series of prominent northwest-trending divides, including Etsel Ridge, Thatcher Ridge, and the distinctively named Camp Meeting Ridge. The 1967 field check reveals a remote landscape largely contained within the Mendocino National Forest, where human activity is marked by isolated outposts like Barnes Ranch and the small clearing at Hand Flat. Within the Hayshed Basin, water sources such as Skunk Lake and various springs provided critical points of interest for those navigating the network of trails and jeep tracks that cross the high country between Haynes Hill and Thatcher Butte.