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1958 Map of Black Mtn

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Black Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Hungry Valley and the Canada de Los Alamos form a central corridor through this section of the Tehachapi Mountains. Along the Golden State Highway, small clusters of activity appear at Caswell and a Highway Maintenance Sta, while family-named holdings like Lane Ranch, Kinsey Ranch, and the Bailey Homestead are tucked into the drainages of Hungry Valley Creek and Piru Creek.

The landscape is shared between the Los Angeles National Forest and Los Padres National Forest, with a distinct county boundary separating Los Angeles and Ventura. Cultural details include a Racetrack near the Kinsey property and the Buck Cr Guard Sta, which served as a remote outpost for forest management. This 1958 revision captures a moment of transition for the region's ranching and transit infrastructure before the expansion of the modern interstate system.