1995 Map of Pozo Summit

About this map

Pozo sits at a geographic crossroads within the Los Padres National Forest, where the Salinas River and Creek drain the surrounding highlands. This mid-1990s revision reveals a landscape defined by ranching and wilderness preservation, featuring the historic Pozo School and scattered settlements like Las Chiches and Soto. The terrain transitions from the alluvial reaches of Turkey Flat to the high elevations of the La Panza Range, with the Pozo Summit and La Panza Summit marking the ridge lines. Specialized land use is evident through the inclusion of a Landing Strip and the primitive OHV Road networks that navigate the Machesna Mountain Wilderness and Garcia Mountain Wilderness. Remote water sources, such as American Canyon Spring and Pine Mountain Springs, illustrate the critical infrastructure required for managing these protected California coastal ranges.