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1984 Map of Fish Springs

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Fish Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Crater Mountain and the distinct volcanic landscape of the Poverty Hills dominate this eastern Sierra Nevada quadrangle in Inyo County. The map documents a rugged transition where the high country of the Inyo National Forest and John Muir Wilderness meets the Owens Valley floor. The hydrology of the region is central to the settlement pattern, anchored by the Fish Springs State Fish Hatchery and several perennial flows including Tinemaha Creek, Taboose Creek, and Birch Creek.

Industrial activity is noted at the Cleveland Mines and various Borrow Pits near the Owens Valley's eastern edge. The map also captures local development such as the Fish Springs Trailer Park and the infrastructure of Steel Tower Transmission Lines cutting across the valley floor. For historians, the detailed depiction of Mc Murry Meadows and the surrounding lava flows provides a clear picture of the geographic constraints on regional ranching and travel during the early 1980s.