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Warner Valley California Map

Explore Warner Valley, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Warner Valley, California

How to Use This Warner Valley, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Warner Valley, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Warner Valley.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Warner Valley
State	California (CA)
County	Plumas County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	40.404355
Longitude	-121.340562
Population	8
Density	0.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96020
Area Code	530
County Seat	Quincy
School District	Plumas Unified School District

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About Warner Valley, California

Warner Valley is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 8. The population density is 0.2 people per km². Warner Valley is located at 40.4044°N, 121.3406°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96020.

Warner Valley unfolds as a high-elevation sanctuary where the persistent, melodic rush of Warner Creek carves through a landscape defined by volcanic earth and deep, coniferous quiet. It lies 34.6 miles west of Susanville, CA (from Susanville, CA: bearing 265°T), and is situated 11.5 miles northwest of Lake Almanor. The basin is held within the sprawling embrace of Lassen National Forest, a vast expanse of timber and volcanic soil that keeps the air crisp and perpetually scented with pine resin. To the north, the distant silhouette of the Cascade Range anchors the horizon, while the terrain closer at hand shifts from meadows to dense stands of trees, eventually leading the eye toward the shimmering, expansive surface of Lake Almanor just six miles away. The light here in the late afternoon possesses a particular, honeyed thickness, catching the dust motes and needles until the entire valley glows with a pale, amber intensity that makes the rugged slopes seem almost translucent.

Human activity in Warner Valley has long been shaped by the necessity of adapting to a rugged, seasonal geography, moving from early logging operations to a contemporary reliance on the quiet rhythms of forestry and recreation. The echoes of travelers past linger in the nearby proximity of the Lassen Trail, a reminder of the arduous routes that once defined passage through this interior wilderness. While the Swain Mountain Experimental Forest stands as a testament to the ongoing study of forest health, the local economy remains tethered to the land’s natural cycles and the seasonal influx of those seeking the solitude of the high country. Life here is measured not by clocks, but by the slow, deliberate transition of the seasons, an existence far removed from the frantic pace of the lowlands, where the only urgency is the coming of winter and the quiet maintenance of a life carved into the mountainside.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 1.1M acres
Warner Valley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 055° NE
Lassen Volcanic Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 1.5 mi, 028° NE · 79k acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 1.6 mi, 252° W · 1,886 acres
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 1.6 mi, 001° N · 107k acres
Terminal Geyser (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 301° NW
Caribou Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.9 mi, 074° E · 21k acres
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 022° N
Devils Kitchen (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 298° NW
Chester-Lake Almanor Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 138° SE
Bumpass Hell (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 294° NW
Devastated Area (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 320° NW
Swain Mountain Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 10.8 mi, 083° E
Cub Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 15.7 mi, 200° S
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 17.1 mi, 155° SE · 1.2M acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 17.2 mi, 184° S
South Fork Battle Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.6 mi, 262° W · 5,628 acres
Vehicle (Historic Ruins) — 21.5 mi, 143° SE
Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 29.3 mi, 282° W
Merrill Amphitheater (Theatre) — 29.7 mi, 070° E
Lassen County Arts Council (Gallery) — 35.8 mi, 088° E
Lassen Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 088° E
Plumas County Museum (Museum) — 38.5 mi, 147° SE
Lockhart Ferry (Monument) — 41.7 mi, 353° N
Afterthought Mine (Historic Ruins) — 44.7 mi, 301° NW
Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 45.0 mi, 309° NW · 202k acres
Site of the First School in Fall River Valley (Monument) — 46.1 mi, 000° N
Portal (Monument) — 46.9 mi, 251° W
Palo Cedro Video (Cinema) — 48.4 mi, 283° W
Tehama County Museum (Museum) — 48.8 mi, 238° SW

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