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2015 Map of Buckeye Ridge

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Buckeye Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Toiyabe National Forest and the northern reaches of Yosemite National Park meet in this high-altitude landscape along the border of Mono and Tuolumne counties. The terrain is defined by dramatic peaks and ridgelines, including Walker Mtn and Hanging Valley Ridge in the north, leading down toward the prominent Buckeye Ridge. The drainage patterns are intricate, with the Little Walker River carving through the northwest and the Buckeye Cr system drawing from high-elevation basins like Big Meadow.

Glacial and geological features are clearly visible, from the sharp descent of Little Slide Canyon to the alpine waters of Barney Lake and Little Lake. In the far southeast corner, the map shows the upper reaches of the Twin Lakes area and the dramatic Horsetail Falls. This survey documents a critical wilderness transition zone where the Sierra Nevada crest separates protected forest lands from the legendary national park interior at Buckeye Pass.