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1982 Map of Point Sur

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Point Sur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Santa Lucia Range dominates this Central Coast landscape, rising sharply from the Pacific to meet the Sierra de Salinas and the Salinas River valley. This 1980s-era topographic study highlights the dramatic transition from the rocky coastline at Point Sur to the inland agricultural corridor. Along the coast, the Point Sur Lighthouse stands as a sentinel near the Sea Otter Game Refuge, while the interior shows the extensive holdings of the Fort Hunter Liggett Military Reservation and the Ventana Wilderness.

The human geography is split between coastal settlements like Big Sur and the industrial-agricultural towns of Soledad, Greenfield, and King City that follow the Southern Pacific railroad line. Deep in the mountains, landmarks such as Tassajara Hot Springs and Slates Hot Springs indicate long-established thermal sites. Traces of early California land grants, such as Ex Mission Soledad and San Bernabe, remain etched into the property boundaries of the Salinas Valley.