1907 Map of Mt. Whitney

About this map

Mt Whitney stands as the towering anchor of this High Sierra landscape, surveyed during the first decade of the 1900s. The map captures a critical period in the Owens Valley, documenting the Southern Pacific System (Nevada and California) railroad line as it skirts the western edge of the Inyo Mountains through Owenyo and Lone Pine. To the north, the county seat at Independence and the site of Old Camp Independence mark the valley's settlement history near the Stevens Ditch.