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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

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Gold-bearing ridges and deep canyon drainages define this 1940s landscape within the Stanislaus National Forest along the border of Mariposa and Tuolumne counties. The area is heavily marked by its mining history, with numerous operations including the Bondurant Mine, Marble Spring Mine, and the Texas Hill Mines scattered across the difficult terrain. These sites, along with smaller operations like the Red Cloud Mine, suggest a period of intensive subterranean exploration and resource extraction in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

Transportation is dominated by rugged routes such as the Ponderosa Way and Dogtown Road, which provided essential access to remote outposts like the McDiermid Guard Sta and Date Flat. The North Fork Merced River carves through the center of the sheet, fed by a network of steep gulches including Indian Gulch and Ham Coward Gulch. Notable landmarks such as Bower Cave and the Bull Creek Sch serve as important cultural and geographical anchors for researchers of local pioneer history.