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2015 Map of Mount Patterson

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Mount Patterson and the high alpine landscape of the Sweetwater Mountains dominate this high-altitude survey of the eastern Sierra Nevada region. At the center of the sheet, the Toiyabe National Forest encompasses a network of drainage systems including Deep Creek and Swauger Creek, while the settlement of Belfort sits at the base of the mountains near Boulder Flat. The terrain is characterized by a series of steep canyons such as Ferris Canyon and Silverado Canyon that cut through the range toward the state line.

A clear boundary separates Lyon and Mono Counties as it follows the ridge lines toward the Nevada-California border. This modern survey provides a detailed look at water resources like Lobdell Lake and Murphy Creek alongside prominent peaks including South Sister and Wheeler Peak. The arrangement of canyons and meadows like Long Meadow illustrates the drainage patterns essential to the local high-desert ecosystem.