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1993 Map of Mt. Brewer

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Mt. Brewer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Kings Canyon National Park and Sequoia National Park meet in this high-altitude survey of the High Sierra, defined by the towering Great Western Divide and the Kern Divide. This area serves as a critical hydrologic crossroads where the headwaters of the Kern River flow south while drainage from Bubbs Creek and Milestone Creek carves through a landscape of glacial cirques and moraines. Notable peaks like Mt Brewer and Milestone Mtn dominate the horizon, framing isolated alpine basins such as those containing Lake Reflection and the uniquely named Lake South America.

Transit through this glaciated wilderness is limited to significant footpaths, most notably the John Muir Trail and the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, which provide the primary access to high passes like Longley Pass and Harrison Pass. The mapping captures the intricate topography of sawtooth ridges including The Minster and Mt Ericsson, illustrating the formidable physical barriers that separated the Fresno and Tulare county lines in the early 1990s.