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2015 Map of Panorama Hills

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

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The San Andreas Fault bisects this portion of the California landscape, creating the prominent Elkhorn Scarp that separates the high-altitude Temblor Range from the broad Elkhorn Plain. This 2015 survey reveals a terrain defined by sharp tectonic activity and arid basins, where the San Luis Obispo and Kern County line runs north-to-south through the Crocker Flat and Panorama Hills.

Evidence of the region's geological complexity is visible at Panorama Point and within the deep cut of Dabney Canyon. Human infrastructure is sparse, limited primarily to the path of Elkhorn Rd and Crocker Springs Rd, which provide access to this transition between the Carrizo Plain and the western edge of the Central Valley. The map also captures small water features like Crocker Spring and the drainage of Buena Vista Cr as they emerge from the hills.