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1949 Map of Buckhorn Peak

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Buckhorn Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The Stanislaus National Forest landscape in the late 1940s is defined by a dense concentration of lode mines and timber access roads, reflecting a legacy of resource extraction. The area around Bandarita Ridge and the North Fork Merced River is dotted with active and inactive operations including the Bondurant Mine, Bandarita Mine, and the Hasloe Mine. Transportation in this era relied on a network of routes such as Dogtown Road and Ponderosa Way, which connected small settlements and resource outposts.

Local infrastructure for the sparse population is evident at Date Flat and the Bull Creek Sch, while administrative presence is marked by the McDiarmid Guard Sta. The terrain is characterized by named peaks and ridges like Buckhorn Peak and Jackass Mountain, with curious local place names such as Cat Town and Bower Cave providing clear landmarks for genealogists and local historians tracing family holdings in the Sierra Nevada foothills.