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1948 Map of Ano Nuevo

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Ano Nuevo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Pigeon Point and its neighboring headlands define this stretch of the California coast as it appeared during the late 1930s and early 1940s. The landscape is characterized by steep coastal bluffs and a series of westward-draining waterways, including Butano Creek and Arroyo de los Frijoles, which feed into coastal water bodies like Bean Hollow Lake and Lake Lucerne.

Evidence of early 20th-century land use is visible in the presence of Whitehouse Camp (Abandoned) and the hilltop Chalks Lookout overlooking the heavily wooded terrain of The Chalks. The Coast Highway serves as the primary artery connecting coastal holdings like Coastways Ranch and Rancho Del Oso at the San Mateo County Santa Cruz County line. Just offshore, Ano Nuevo Island sits near the point, marking a maritime landscape that has long shaped local navigation and settlement patterns.