Colfax, CA — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1950)
by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · California, US
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69 named features inside the Colfax, CA — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1950) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
- Baker Divide · ridge
- Banner Mountain
- Big John Hill
- Big John Ridge · ridge
- Bogus Point
- Camel Hump
- Camels Hump
- Cold Spring Hill
- Colfax Hill
- Cottage Home Hill
- Coyote Hill
- First Sugarloaf
- Frost Hill
- Giant Gap Ridge · ridge
- Gillis Hill · ridge
- Goat Rock
- Hammell Point · ridge
- Hayden Hill
- Hayford Hill
- Hotchkiss Hill
- Howell Hill
- Indian Knoll
- Jones Ridge · ridge
- Kings Hill
and 19 more
Lakes, springs and falls
- Big Reservoir · reservoir
- Lake Alta · lake
- Lava Cap Reservoir · reservoir
- Liberty Hill Reservoir · reservoir
- Mule Spring · spring
- Nick Welch Spring · spring
- Red Hill Spring · spring
- Rollins Reservoir · reservoir
- Sugar Pine Reservoir · reservoir
- Swan Lake Junior · lake
- Yuba Reservoir · reservoir
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Burnt Flat · flat
- Cape Horn · cape
- Chalk Bluff · cliff
- Giant Gap · gap
- Grizzly Flat · flat
- Indian Flat · flat
- Iron Point · cape
- John Brown Flat · flat
- Lovers Leap · cliff
- Monona Flat · flat
- Pug Ugly · flat
- Strawberry Flat · flat
- Succor Flat · flat
- Sunshine Valley · basin
- Windy Point · cliff
Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.
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Version history
Version 1 · Nov 4, 2026 · 11.1 MB