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1962 Map of Willow Ranch

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Willow Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Goose Lake dominates this 1962 landscape, straddling the high desert border between California and Oregon. The eastern shore serves as a vital corridor where the Southern Pacific railroad and local highways connect the small timber and ranching settlements of Willow Ranch and New Pine Creek. This era of the early 1960s highlights the region's industrial and cultural foundations, from the Sawmill and Willow Ranch Cem to the New Pine Creek Sch near the state line.

Rising sharply from the lake basin, the Warner Mountains are marked by significant local history and federal land management. The map identifies the Site of 28 Fandango Pass Massacre within the Fandango Valley, a sobering landmark for genealogists and western historians. High-altitude features like Sugar Hill and Fandango Pass overlook a network of seasonal springs, including Milk Spring and Gaston Spring, which supported the livestock operations of the XL Ranch Indian Res and nearby mountain flats.