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1953 Map of Gaviota

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Gaviota
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Santa Ynez Mountains dominate this coastal landscape, where the rugged terrain of the Los Padres National Forest meets the Pacific Ocean. This 1953 survey, with photorevisions from 1974, details a critical transportation corridor through the Gaviota Pass, where Highway 101 and the Southern Pacific railroad parallel the coastline. The settlement of Gaviota serves as a focal point, featuring the Vista Del Mar Union Sch and proximity to Gaviota Beach State Park.

A series of deep coastal canyons, including Cañada del Cementerio and Cañada de la Gaviota, drain southward from the peaks of Nuestra Señora Del Refugio. The map records industrial and ranching footprints like the Oil Tanks near the shore and the historic boundaries of San Julian and Santa Anita Ranch. Evidence of earlier coastal activity is preserved at the Port Orford (Site) along the narrow shelf between the mountains and the Santa Barbara Channel.