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2012 Map of Penon Blanco Peak

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Penon Blanco Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Peñon Blanco Peak rises as the central landmark of this California landscape, situated between two major water features: Don Pedro Reservoir to the northwest and Lake McClure to the southeast. The area around Granite Springs and the Granite Spring Cem reflects a pattern of rural settlement and small flats, including Whisky Flat, Bonds Flat, and Kassabaum Flats. These geographic designations often denote the few level areas suitable for habitation amidst the surrounding ridges and gulches.

Water plays a defining role in the topography, with numerous drainages like Piney Cr, Browns Cr, and Willow Cr feeding into the larger reservoirs. Local nomenclature hints at the history of the region through names like Fortynine Gap and Jasper Point. The map also illustrates a network of local roads and named ways serving small communities such as Blanchard and Barrett, which occupy the spaces between the Oat Hills and Piney Ridge.