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2018 Map of Carpinteria

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Carpinteria
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Santa Ynez Mountains descend sharply toward the Pacific shoreline, creating a narrow coastal corridor defined by residential growth and technical infrastructure. The city of Carpinteria anchors the southeastern coast, bordered by the wetlands of El Estero and the high-density coastal enclaves of Sandyland Cove and Serena Park. Further west, the community of Summerland sits on the slopes of Ortega Hill, overlooking Fernald Point.

Industry and education are carved into the canyons, notably at Oil Canyon and the two campuses of the Pacifica Graduate Institute. The northern half of the map is dominated by the wilder elevations of the Los Padres National Forest, where features like the Doulton Tunnel and its North Portal mark the complex water and transport engineering required to bypass the Santa Ynez Mountains. From the Santa Ynez River at the northern boundary to the salt marshes of Carpinteria Creek, the map highlights the proximity of protected wilderness to developed coastal settlements.