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1995 Map of Mescal Creek

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Mescal Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

Pinon Hills sits at the high-desert transition where the Mojave meets the northern slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains. This mid-1990s revision reveals a landscape defined by the sharp boundary between Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, cutting through a mix of remote ranching outposts like Hagenbaugh Ranch and Oak Spring Ranch. The southern half of the map is dominated by the protected heights of the Angeles National Forest and San Bernardino National Forest, where steep canyons like Graham Canyon drop away from the Blue Ridge.

Evidence of recreational and forest management is visible throughout the high country, including the Grassy Hollow Visitor Center, Big Pines Station, and Camp Jubilee. Water sources, critical in this arid environment, are marked at Jackson Lake and various unnamed springs that feed Mescal Creek. The transition from the alluvial flats near Pearblossom Highway to the Sheep Mountain Wilderness showcases the dramatic topographical shift typical of the San Andreas fault zone region.