§9.289. Long Valley-Lake County.

Clearlake Oaks, California, 1996;

Benmore Canyon, California, 1996; and

The beginning point is on the Benmore Canyon map at the intersection of State Highway 20 and the 1,600-foot elevation contour, just north of Sweet Hollow Creek, in section 35, T14N/R7W.

From the beginning point, proceed northerly along the meandering 1,600-foot elevation contour for approximately 4.1 miles to its intersection with the northern fork of an unnamed creek in Salt Canyon known locally as Salt Creek in section 23, T14N/R7W; then

Proceed westerly (upstream) along Salt Creek approximately 760 feet to its intersection with the 1,720-foot elevation contour in section 23, T14N/R7W; then

Proceed northeasterly, then westerly along the meandering 1,720- foot elevation contour for approximately 11.3 miles, crossing onto the Clearlake Oaks map, to the intersection of the elevation contour with the Mendocino National Forest boundary along the western boundary of section 12, T15N/R8W; then

Proceed north along the Mendocino National Forest boundary approximately 896 feet to its intersection with the unnamed creek in Sulphur Canyon; then

Proceed northeast (downstream) along the unnamed creek approximately 770 feet to its intersection with the 1,400-foot elevation contour in section 12, T14N/R8W; then

Proceed northeasterly, then northwesterly along the meandering 1,400-foot elevation contour to its intersection with the Mendocino National Forest boundary along the western boundary of section 36, T15N/R8W; then

Proceed north along the western boundary of section 36 to its intersection with the northern boundary of section 36; then

Proceed east along the northern boundary of section 36 to its intersection with the 1,400-foot elevation contour; then

Proceed southeasterly along the 1,400-foot elevation contour, crossing onto the Benmore Canyon map and continuing easterly along the 1,400-foot elevation contour to its intersection with the southern boundary of section 11, T14N/R7W; then

Proceed north in a straight line to the northern boundary of section 11; then

Proceed east along the northern boundary of section 11, crossing Wolf Creek, to the intersection of the section boundary with the 1,320-foot elevation contour; then

Proceed south in a straight line to the 1,400-foot elevation contour in section 11; then

Proceed southeasterly along the 1,400-foot elevation contour to the western boundary of section 12, T14N/R7W; then

Proceed southeast in a straight line, crossing the North Fork of Cache Creek, to the 1,400-foot elevation contour in section 12 west of the summit of Chalk Mountain; then

Proceed southeasterly, then southerly along the meandering 1,400- foot elevation contour to its third intersection with the eastern boundary of section 13; then

Proceed west in a straight line to an unnamed, unimproved 4-wheel drive road in section 13; then

Proceed south in a straight line, crossing over a second unnamed, unimproved 4-wheel drive road in section 13, to the 1,240-foot elevation contour in section 24, T14N/R7W; then

Proceed east in a straight line to the 1,400-foot elevation contour in section 24; then

Proceed southeasterly, then northeasterly along the meandering 1,400-foot elevation contour to its intersection with an unnamed creek in section 19, T14N/R6W; then

Proceed southwesterly (downstream) along the unnamed creek to its intersection with the 1,200-foot contour in section 19; then

Proceed south in a straight line to the northern boundary of section 30, T14N/R6W; then

Proceed southeast, then east along the northern boundary of section 30 to its intersection with the 1,400-foot elevation contour; then

Proceed south in a straight line to the unnamed creek in Benmore Canyon in section 30; then

Proceed southeast in a straight line to the 1,400-foot elevation contour in section 30; then

Proceed southeasterly along the 1,400-foot elevation contour to its intersection with the eastern boundary of section 31, T14N/R6W; then

Proceed generally south along the eastern boundary of section 31 and continuing along the eastern boundary of section 6, T13N/R6W, crossing onto the Lower Lake map, to the intersection of the boundary line and State Highway 20 north of Phipps Creek; then

Proceed west in a straight line to the 1,200-foot elevation contour; then

Proceed northerly along the 1,200-foot elevation contour, crossing onto the Benmore Canyon map, and continuing along the 1,200-foot elevation contour to its intersection with an unnamed trail in section 31, T14N/R6W; then

Proceed north in a straight line to State Highway 20; then