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2012 Map of Mount Tom

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Pine Creek Tungsten Mill stands as a significant industrial landmark in this high-altitude landscape of Fresno County. The terrain is defined by massive peaks including Mount Tom and Basin Mountain, which shadow a complex network of alpine lakes and glacial basins. The map illustrates a transition from industrial activity at the mill to recreational access, marked by the Pine Creek Trailhead and Gable Lakes Trailhead.

Further west, the high country opens into the expansive Humphreys Basin, a notable plateau dotted with numerous named water bodies such as Desolation Lake, Steelhead Lake, and French Lake. High mountain passes like Pine Creek Pass and Carol Col indicate the routes used by mountaineers and backcountry travelers to navigate between the jagged ridges of Mount Humphreys and the Four Gables. The area's hydrology is dominated by the headwaters of Pine Cr and Morgan Cr, which drain the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada.