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1988 Map of Chagoopa Falls

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Chagoopa Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Sequoia National Park terrain dominates this 1980s topographic record, centered on the high-elevation Chagoopa Plateau. This landscape is defined by the dramatic descent into the Kern River Canyon, where the Kern River flows past Kern Hot Spring. The drainage patterns are clearly marked by the westward-reaching Big Arroyo and several named tributaries including Chagoopa Creek, Lost Canyon Creek, and Soda Creek.

Insight into the wilderness character of the Sierra Nevada is preserved through the naming of specific sub-alpine features such as Sky Parlor Meadow, Funston, and Moraine Lake. The map captures the natural isolation of these landmarks, where Chagoopa Falls drops over the plateau rim and Rattlesnake Point overlooks the lower drainage. These labels indicate a landscape largely untouched by industrial development, focusing instead on the hydrological and geomorphic features of the high country.