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1947 Map of Buckhorn Peak

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Buckhorn Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Stanislaus National Forest territory dominates this mid-century survey, revealing a landscape defined by gold-era extraction and forestry management. The terrain is deeply incised by the North Fork Merced River and numerous drainages like Indian Gulch and Solomon Gulch. Mining remains a central feature of the local geography, with significant sites such as the Red Cloud Mine, Bandarita Mine, and Hasloe Mine situated on the steep slopes of Bandarita Ridge and near Texas Hill.

Administrative and community life is represented by the McDiarmid Guard Sta and the Bull Creek Sch, located along the eastern edge of the quadrangle. Historic transportation routes, including Dogtown Road and Ponderosa Way, provide the primary access through these hills. This map captures the region's character as a working landscape where industrial mining history and the managed wilderness of the National Forest intersect.