2018 Map of Monocline Ridge

About this map

Monocline Ridge serves as the focal point of this 2018 survey, marking the transition from the high relief of the Diablo Range to the level expanse of the San Joaquin Valley. This landscape is defined by the contrast between the organized agricultural grid of the Central Valley to the northeast and the complex, dissected terrain of the Tumey Hills and Ciervo Hills to the southwest. A sharp diagonal road line separates these two worlds, where the orderly layout of thoroughfares like W Manning Ave and S Hudson Ave meets the steep, undulating topography of Tumey Gulch. The map captures the intersection of intensive land management and the raw geological structures of Fresno County, illustrating how human development stops abruptly at the foot of the rising coastal ranges.