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1994 Map of Cedar Hill

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Cedar Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

Cedar Hill dominates the high desert terrain of the California-Nevada border, overlooking the vast expanse of Alkali Valley and Mono Valley. This 1994 revision, based on surveys from the early 1980s, captures a landscape defined by state and county political lines, including the historic Von Schmidt Boundary. This specific survey line was a 19th-century attempt to demarcate the Nevada California Boundary, leaving a physical record of legal disputes over the desert frontier.

The map reveals a working landscape focused on extraction and water management. Numerous Prospect and Prospects labels dot the hillsides, while a Cinder Pit and Gravel Pit suggest local industry within the Toiyabe National Forest. Water sources are sparse but critical, evidenced by Larkin Lake and isolated labels for Spring and Well, which supported the livestock and mining interests of Mono County during the late 20th century.