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1943 Map of Devils Heart Peak

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Devils Heart Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Los Padres National Forest forms the backdrop for this 1943 field survey of the Ventura County interior. The landscape is defined by the high elevations of the Topatopa Mountains, including the prominent Devils Heart Peak and Topatopa Peak. Water sources are critical features in this arid, high-altitude environment, marked by sites such as Hot Springs and numerous isolated springs like Dripping Springs, Cow Spring, and Bucksnort Spring.

Settlement is sparse and limited to specific level areas known as flats, including Coltrell Flat and Pigeon Flat. These locations, along with Squaw Flat and Dough Flat, represent rare habitable terrain within the steep drainage basins of Sespe Creek and its tributaries like Agua Blanca Creek. The map also delineates the Sespe Wildlife Area, indicating an early conservation focus for this portion of the forest before mid-century development intensified in the surrounding California coastal regions.