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2012 Map of Point Ano Nuevo

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Point Ano Nuevo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Point Año Nuevo and the adjacent Año Nuevo Island dominate this coastal survey, where the Santa Cruz and San Mateo county lines meet the Pacific. The landscape is characterized by a series of drainages and gulches, such as Wilson Gulch and Elliot Cr, that cut through the bluffs to the sea. Settlement patterns follow the Highway 1 corridor, including the Coastways Ranch and the small residential cluster at Canada de la Salud.

Logistics and recreation intersect at the Las Trancas Airport and along the various wilderness sites like Twin Redwoods Trail Camp and Alder Trail Camp. For those studying local maritime history or coastal changes, the map provides precise locations for named landmarks like Greyhound Rock and the interestingly named China Ladder Beach, showing the area before the continuing natural erosion of the soft coastal bluffs.