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2021 Map of Bear Mountain

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Bear Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Bear Valley Springs serves as the focal point of this modern topographic study, where residential street networks weave through the transition between the Sierra Nevada and the Tehachapi Mountains. This high-altitude community is defined by its complex layout of named roads like Silver Creek Way and Butterfield Way, contrasting sharply with the undeveloped slopes of Bear Mtn to the north.

The landscape drops away into significant topographical basins, including Bear Valley and Cummings Valley in the south. The drainage patterns are clearly visible through named watercourses such as Clear Cr, Sycamore Canyon, and Little Sycamore Canyon. To the west, the map captures the edge of the San Joaquin Valley, while the southern reaches reveal isolated high-country flats including Horsethief Flat and Oak Flat. This map provides an essential view of late-twentieth-century development in a geographically demanding area of Kern County.