
The Diablos Range interior along the Merced and San Benito county line is defined by a sparse network of ranching homesteads and winding pack trails during the mid-1950s. High peaks like Mt Ararat and Mariposa Peak overlook a landscape where water and topography dictated settlement patterns, with cattle operations such as the Quien Sabe Ranch and Buena Vista Ranch anchoring the low valleys. The presence of the Stayton Mine near the Santa Clara border highlights the region's mineral history, while features like Schoolhouse Ridge suggest the centers of early community life in this isolated ranching district.
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1913 · Panoche
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1919 · San Benito
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1919 · Hollister
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1920 · Pacheco Pass
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1920 · Carrisalito Spring
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1921 · Volta
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1921 · Gonzales
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1921 · Gilroy Hot Springs
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1921 · Hollister
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1922 · Quien Sabe
USGS Topo · 1:62,500