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1944 Map of Devils Heart Peak

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Devils Heart Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Sespe Game Refuge dominates this mid-century topographic study, revealing a landscape defined by deep canyons and isolated outposts in the Los Padres National Forest. The Mc Donald Cabin stands as a solitary named human landmark in the northern section, while the drainage of Sespe Creek and its many tributaries, including Alder Creek and Agua Blanca Creek, carve the complex terrain.

A network of natural springs and level clearings suggests the area's utility for early backcountry travel and wildlife management. Notable features like Sespe Hot Springs, Dripping Springs, and Squaw Spring are documented alongside named flats such as Cottrell Flat and Dough Flat. High peaks, including Topatopa Pk with its Lookout and the namesake Devils Heart Pk, provide the primary navigation points across this section of the Topatopa Mts. during the war years.