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1954 Map of Alberhill

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Alberhill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Alberhill serves as the industrial hub for this portion of the Temescal Valley, characterized by the mining operations of the Clay Pit and proximity to the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad. The landscape transitions sharply from these industrial lowlands into the high ridges of the Santa Ana Mountains and Elsinore Mountains, much of which is contained within the Cleveland National Forest. Evidence of resource extraction and land management is visible through the Old Dominion Mine and the El Cariso Guard Sta.

Curiosities of mid-century land use appear in the secluded canyons, notably the McConville Nudist Camp situated along a truck trail south of the McVicker Canyon drainage. The terrain is deeply incised by named washes and canyons like Horsethief Canyon and Potrero Canyon, while water sources such as Hot Spring and Los Pinos Spring provide critical landmarks in the arid high country near Trabuco Peak.