1898 Map of Dardanelles

About this map

Brightman Flat and Baker Station sit as rare outposts of human settlement in this high-altitude landscape where the Sierra Nevada crest divides the watersheds. Surveyed in the 1890s, the map illustrates the early boundaries of what would become Yosemite National Park and the Stanislaus Forest. The terrain is dominated by prominent volcanic and granitic features such as The Dardanelles, Dardanelles Cone, and East Flange Rock.