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1959 Map of Monument Peak

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Monument Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The high desert transitions into the wooded summits of the Laguna Mountains in this 1959 survey of San Diego County. The landscape is defined by the historic corridor of the Overland Stage Route, which winds through Vallecito Valley past the Campbell Ranch. To the southwest, the terrain rises sharply into the Cleveland National Forest, where recreational sites like the Al Bahr Shrine Camp and Sierra Club Guymon Lodge reflect the mid-century development of the Laguna Mountain Recreation Area.

Evidence of earlier industry remains at the Noble Mine near Pine Mountain, while the natural water systems of Big Laguna Lake and Little Laguna Lake provide a rare alpine contrast to the arid Mason Valley in the north. The survey also preserves the alignment of established paths like the Oriflamme Trail and Noble Canyon Trail, which connect these high-altitude settlements to the desert floor below.