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2015 Map of Ojai

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Ojai settlement and its surrounding agricultural and wilderness lands are captured here at a time of established suburban development and protected forest boundaries. The town center is defined by a dense grid of streets including Grand Ave, N Ventura St, and E Ojai Ave, while the adjacent Ojai Valley and Upper Ojai Valley showcase a transition into larger rural parcels and canyons. To the north, the steep slopes of the Los Padres National Forest rise toward Nordhoff Peak and the prominent Nordhoff Ridge, acting as a natural limit to northern expansion.

Water management and terrain dictate the local geography, with the Senior Canyon Reservoir and Lion Canyon Reservoir situated within the deep drainages of Senior Canyon and Lion Canyon. The southern portion of the quadrangle is dominated by the high ridgeline of Sulphur Mtn, which separates the valleys from the complex network of southern canyons such as Hammond Canyon and Wheeler Canyon. This layout illustrates the area's long-standing reliance on its natural watershed and the distinctive valley topography that has historically isolated the community from more intensive coastal development.