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1960 Map of Mount Laguna

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Mount Laguna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Mt Laguna Air Force Station and the high-altitude community of Mt Laguna anchor this 1960 field-checked survey of the Laguna Mountains. The landscape is a network of sprawling ranch lands and federal forest, where the Sunrise Highway winds through the Laguna Recreation Area and Cleveland National Forest. Evidence of a long-standing pastoral economy is visible in the numerous family holdings, including Laguna Ranch, Crouch Ranch, and Morris Ranch, alongside specialized sites like the Rodeo Grounds near Troy Valley.

Indigenous heritage is represented by the Cuyapaipe Indian Reservation and La Posta Indian Reservation, located in the rugged eastern drainages. The map details a transition from meadow basins like Laguna Meadow to steep ravines such as Los Gatos Ravine and Escondido Ravine. Water sources remain critical to the area's viability, marked by features such as Agua Dulce Well, Boiling Spring, and Yellow Rose Spring in the southern Kitchen Creek drainage.