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2012 Map of Eagle Rest Peak

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Eagle Rest Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

San Emidio Ranch sits at the northern threshold of this landscape, where the southern reaches of the San Joaquin Valley meet the rising slopes of the San Emigdio Mountains. The terrain is defined by a series of steep drainages, including San Emigdio Canyon and the evocatively named Devils Kitchen, which carve through the high country towards peaks like Eagle Rest Peak and San Emigdio Mountain.

Transport and recreation in the early twenty-first century are represented by routes threading through the canyons, leading to remote points such as Marian Campground near Santiago Creek. This area preserves a transition from agricultural valley floor to the high, broken ridges of Blue Ridge and Brush Mountain, documenting the hydrologic network of Los Lobos Creek and Pleitito Creek before they descend into the arid basin to the north.