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2016 Map of Altura

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Altura
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Altura serves as a central hub for this portion of Winona County, situated atop the high ground where Kohner Ridge meets the surrounding farm country. The landscape is defined by its dramatic relief, where the upland plateaus suddenly give way to deep drainages like Kieffer Valley and Straight Valley. In the west, the Whitewater River and its S Fork have carved significant paths through the terrain, fed by sources like Crystal Spring.

Smaller settlements and rural junctions like Oakridge in the north and Bethany in the south provide a sense of the area's distributed community. Local family and church history are preserved at sites such as Hebron Cem and Trinity Cem. The intricate network of township roads, including Elba Twp 20 and Norton Twp 7, illustrates the long-standing land divisions and provides a clear picture of the rural infrastructure connecting these various ravines and ridges.