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2011 Map of Baldy Cinco

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Baldy Cinco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Baldy Cinco rises as a prominent landmark in this high-altitude landscape, overlooking the expansive terrain of Snow Mesa and the headwaters of several major drainages. The map reveals an intricate alpine hydrological network, where Mineral Creek and its various branches—West Mineral Creek, Middle Mineral Creek, and East Mineral Creek—converge to the north. To the south, the terrain descends toward Table Mountain, where the waters of Crystal Lake flow into Shallow Creek.

Evidence of human water management is found at the Meadow Lake Dam on the western edge of the quadrangle. The map captures a largely wilderness area, where remote features like Mineral Park and the long course of Miners Creek represent a landscape defined by its natural topography rather than dense settlement. The presence of numbered forest roads, including 505 1a and 532 2a, provides the primary evidence of modern access into this backcountry region.