Loading map...

1949 Map of Burnett Peak

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Burnett Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Santa Lucia Range dominates this late 1940s survey of the California central coast hinterlands, where the steep terrain of the Los Padres National Forest meets the administrative boundaries of the Hunter Liggett Military Reservation. The Nacimiento River carves a deep path through the center of the sheet, constrained by distinctive geographic features like The Shut-in and flanked by high points such as Piedras Altas and Crystal Knob.

This era captures the landscape just as it was being formally organized for military use and forest management. Small, family-named watercourses like Wagner Creek, Chris Creek, and Estrada Creek suggest the area's earlier ranching history. A single Telephone Line and the Loop Road represent the minimal infrastructure of this interior region, while the southern portion of the map traces the Monterey and San Luis Obispo County border across the high ridges toward Burnett Peak.