Sierra City, CA — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1955)
by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · California, US
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Named places on this map
84 named features inside the Sierra City, CA — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1955) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
Lakes, springs and falls
- Big Bear Lake · lake
- Big Springs · spring
- Cub Lake · lake
- Damalusung Lake · lake
- Deadman Lake · lake
- Deer Lake · reservoir
- Dugan Pond · lake
- Fern Falls · falls
- Frazier Falls · falls
- Gold Lake · lake
- Goose Lake · lake
- Grass Lake · lake
- Grass Lake · lake
- Grass Lake · lake
- Hackmans Falls · falls
- Haven Lake · lake
- Hawley Lake · lake
- Hellgrammite Lake · lake
- Hidden Lake · lake
- Horse Lake · lake
- Jamison Lake · lake
- Lily Lake · lake
- Little Bear Lake · lake
- Little Deer Lake · lake
and 28 more
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Bear Wallow Basin · basin
- Beartrap Meadow · flat
- Boulder Creek Meadow · flat
- Butcher Ranch Meadows · flat
- Chapman Saddle · gap
- China Flat · flat
- Church Meadows · flat
- Freeman Meadow · flat
- Harris Meadow · flat
- Hawley Meadow · flat
- Howard Creek Meadows · flat
- Jackson Meadows (historical) · flat
- Keystone Gap · gap
- Lakes Basin · basin
- Lusk Meadows · flat
- Mohawk Gap · gap
and 3 more
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 · 10.8 MB