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2012 Map of Chinese Camp

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Chinese Camp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

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Don Pedro Reservoir dominates the eastern landscape of this Tuolumne County region, its expansive waters filling the deep canyons and gulches of the Sierra foothills. The map reveals a transition from these water-bound lowlands to the elevated terrain of the Red Hills and Taylor Hill. Vital infrastructure is prominent throughout the quadrangle, notably the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct as it moves westward.

Historically significant locations like Crimea House and Hetch Hetchy Junction provide anchor points for researchers tracing old rail routes and pioneer-era settlements. The abundance of named drainages, such as Smarts Gulch, Poor Mans Gulch, and Six-bit Gulch, speaks to the region's mining heritage, further evidenced by the Brown Adit near the reservoir's edge. A network of rural roads like Shawmut Rd and Mammoth Mine Rd connect these landmarks through the winding topography.