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1968 Map of Mount Matumbla

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Mount Matumbla
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Mount Matumbla dominates the central landscape of this 1968 survey, marking a high point between the Piercefield and Altamont town lines. The area is defined by its complex waterway network, where the Raquette River winds through the southwestern corner, featuring significant drops at Hedgehog Rapids and Burnt Island Rapids. To the north, the Jordan River flows through the State Forest Preserve, fed by numerous remote water bodies like Rock Pond and Otter Pond.

Logistical history is preserved along the eastern boundary, where the path of an Old Railroad Grade cuts through the forest near the small settlement of Kildare. This corridor, alongside scattered Gravel Pits and the Adirondack State Park boundary, illustrates the industrial and conservationist balance of the mid-century Adirondacks. The dense concentration of named brooks, including Bear Brook and Mountain Brook, provides a fine-grained view of the drainage patterns essential for early timber and regional surveying.