2015 Map of Cuddy Valley

About this map

Stauffer and the Lockwood Valley community anchor this 2015 study of the high-elevation terrain where the San Emigdio Mountains meet the Los Padres National Forest. The landscape is dominated by the prominent trace of the San Andreas Fault, which cuts northwest to southeast through Cuddy Valley. This geologically active corridor is bounded by Tecuya Ridge to the north and the expansive Seymour Sage Flat to the south. Human activity is concentrated along the intersection of Cuddy Valley Rd and Lockwood Valley Rd, serving remote mountain settlements like Lake of the Woods. Aviation history is noted by the Conover Air Lodge-Airport, while the drainage patterns of San Emigdio Cr, Cuddy Cr, and Middle Fork Lockwood Cr reveal the complex hydrology of these Ventura and Kern County highlands.