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1991 Map of Mountain View

Name: 1991 Topographic Map of Mountain View
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

The salt industry and military aviation define the southern reaches of San Francisco Bay in this mid-1990s revision. Expansive Salt Evaporators dominate the shoreline, separated by a network of tidal channels including Mowry Slough, Coyote Creek, and Guadalupe Slough. Inland, the footprint of Naval Air Station Moffett Field stands as a primary landmark adjacent to the residential and industrial growth of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and Los Altos.

Transportation corridors like the Southern Pacific railroad and the legendary El Camino Real anchor the urban grid. The map reveals the intricate water management system of the era, from the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct to the engineered paths of Stevens Creek and Adobe Creek. Local history is preserved through numerous campus labels such as St Josephs Sch and Lathrop Stanford Middle Sch, alongside community hubs like Shoreline at Mountain View Park.