1953 Map of Garza Peak

About this map

The Kreyenhagen Hills and Avenal Ridge dominate this mid-century landscape where Kings, Fresno, and Monterey counties converge. Early 1950s cultural revisions to the topography reveal a sparsely populated ranching and industrial corridor, where established holdings like Kreyenhagen Ranch, Clark Ranch, and Sagaser Ranch are interspersed with signs of the region's energy development. Abandoned oil wells and a Gravel Pit dot the terrain near Big Tar Creek, while the Pipeline Road cuts across the Kettleman Plain in the northeast. The map provides significant detail for local historians, documenting the location of the Boy Scout Camp near Tar Peak and the remote Dawson Mine along the western slopes. Natural water sources are critical features here, with Willow Spring, Dirty Spring, and Double Spring appearing as vital landmarks in the arid, high-elevation terrain of the Chalk Buttes.