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2012 Map of Mount Kaweah

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Mount Kaweah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Mount Kaweah Kaweah Peaks Ridge anchors this high-elevation landscape in the southern Sierra Nevada, where the Great Western Divide meets a complex network of alpine drainages. The hydrology of this Tulare County wilderness is defined by the Kern-Kaweah River and the southward-flowing Kern River, which gathers numerous tributaries including Tyndall Cr, Wright Cr, and Wallace Cr. The presence of features like Junction Meadow and Milestone Bowl suggests a terrain of high-altitude basins and glacial carved valleys that have long challenged and inspired explorers of the California backcountry.

Evidence of the area's massive scale is found in the Kaweah Basin and the prominent Bighorn Plateau to the northeast. Notable summits such as Kern Point and Picket Guard Peak rise above the drainage of Picket Cr, while the Red Spur separates the flow of Red Spur Cr from the main Kern channel. This 2012 survey provides a precise look at the landforms surrounding the Chagoopa Cr and the heights of the Whitney Cr watershed.