1956 Map of Baldy Mesa

About this map

Baldy Mesa stands as a prominent geographic feature in this desert landscape, where the northern slopes of the San Bernardino National Forest transition into the high desert floor. The 1956 survey, updated with 1980 photorevisions, documents the arrival of the California Aqueduct, which cuts across the terrain as a modern infrastructure lifeline. This era shows a landscape shifting from early 20th-century ranching toward new transport corridors, while still retaining the footprint of local landholdings like Yucca Forest Ranch and Patterson Ranch.