1969 Map of Curry Mountain

About this map

Parkfield Junction serves as a lonely crossroads in this 1969 survey of the high country along the Fresno and Monterey County line. The landscape is defined by the canyon-cut ridges of Juniper Ridge and the Jacalitos Hills, where the petroleum industry marks the northern reaches at the Coalinga Oil Field and Firestone Oil Field. Isolated outposts like Jacalitos Ranch and Dias Cabin are connected by the winding Parkfield Grade and numerous jeep trails that follow the dry beds of Jacalitos Creek and Warthan Creek. Notable landmarks such as Black Mountain, Wildcat Rock, and Church Rock rise above the drainage systems, providing orientation for cattle ranchers and oil prospectors moving through the canyons of Oak Flat and Oil Well Canyon.