1960 Map of Mallo Pass Creek

About this map

Bridgeport Landing and the high bluffs of Cliff Ridge dominate this coastal section of Mendocino County, where the maritime and timber economies met the steep terrain of the California coast. The landscape is defined by deep incisions from waterways like Elk Creek, Mallo Pass Creek, and Irish Gulch, which carve through the land toward the Pacific Ocean. This survey, updated with 1970s photogrammetric revisions, provides a clear view of the complex topography and sparse settlement patterns along the shoreline near Cliff and Sugar. Survey markers such as BM 317 and BM 200 assist in locating precise historical benchmarks, while inland Jeep Trails snake across the ridges. The inclusion of White Rock just offshore and the drainage of Cowshed Gulch reflects a rugged environment where natural coastal features dictated the limits of local development and transport.