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2015 Map of Morgan Hill

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Morgan Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Morgan Hill and the southern reaches of San Jose define the corridor of the Santa Clara Valley shown in this 2015 survey. The landscape is a study in the intersection of urban growth and topographic constraints, as the developed valley floor is pinched between the steep slopes of the Manzanita Ridge to the west and the heights of Henderson Ridge to the east. The drainage of Coyote Creek flows northwest through the center, while the south is dominated by the waters of Anderson Lake and Chesbro Reservoir.

Smaller settlements and legacy place names like Madrone, Perry, and Coyote remain distinct markers along the primary transportation routes, including Monterey Road and Santa Teresa Boulevard. In the surrounding highlands, deep incisions like Metcalfe Canyon and Pacheco Canyon reflect the complex drainage patterns feeding into the valley basin, while features like Nob Hill provide localized landmarks within the expanding residential footprint of the south valley.