2021 Map of Cape San Martin OE W

About this map

Pacific Ocean swells dominate the majority of this coastal survey along the Monterey County shoreline. The map focuses on the offshore waters and the immediate maritime boundary where the sea meets the steep, rising slopes of the Santa Lucia Range. Only a small sliver of land is visible in the northeastern corner of the sheet, where the terrestrial landscape begins within the Los Padres National Forest. This particular quadrangle emphasizes the transition from the marine environment to the coastal wilderness, serving as a specialized record of the coastline's geometry in the early twenty-first century. The absence of roads or structures highlights the isolated nature of this specific stretch of the California coast, where the protected lands of the national forest provide a buffer between the shoreline and the interior mountains.