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1969 Map of Mistake Point

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Mistake Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Sinkyone Wilderness State Park dominates this coastal landscape, where the steep terrain of the Mendocino shore meets the Pacific Ocean. The map reveals a remote network of trails and primitive camps, such as Little Jackass Camp and Anderson Gulch Camp, which serve as small outposts in the dense woods. Steep drainages like Northport Gulch and Dark Gulch carve through the coastal range, leading to distinctive landforms like Mistake Point and the towering Anderson Cliff.

Transport through this isolated stretch of the Lost Coast is limited to the Coast Trail and Hotel Gulch Trail, with Wheeler Road providing one of the few vehicular access points from the north. The geography is defined by its verticality, rising from the surf at Big White Rock up to the high ground of Timber Ridge, illustrating the historical difficulty of establishing permanent settlements along this unforgiving shoreline.