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1965 Map of Williams Prairie

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Williams Prairie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Big Summit Prairie dominates the northern half of this landscape, reflecting the unique high-altitude meadow systems within the Ochoko National Forest. Originally surveyed in 1965 with updates through the early 1980s, the map reveals a managed forest landscape defined by water storage and resource protection. Notable infrastructure includes the Cold Springs Guard Station and its adjacent Cold Springs Guard Sta Landing Field, essential for remote administrative access.

The terrain is a complex network of seasonal drainages and springs feeding several small-scale impoundments like Hickey Reservoir and Peterson Creek Reservoir. Geologic and human history intersect at family-named locations such as Arvid Nelson Road and Williams Prairie. The presence of the Indian Trail winding toward the southeast suggests long-established corridors of movement through the timber and grasslands.