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1943 Map of Reyes Peak

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Reyes Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Los Padres National Forest dominates this mid-century survey of the Ventura County high country, where the steep slopes of Pine Mountain drop toward the seasonal drainage of the Cuyama River. The landscape is defined by a dense network of canyons and creeks, including the deep cuts of Chorro Grande Canyon and Boulder Canyon. Human presence is sparse, centered primarily around the Scheideck Camp area and the light-duty road following the river valley.

The topography captured here by the Army Map Service reveals the drainage patterns of the Transverse Ranges, where features like Reyes Barranca and Alamo Creek feed into the arid riverbed. At the southern edge of the sheet, the 7,500-foot summit of Reyes Peak provides a primary landmark for this portion of the Sespe hinterlands, illustrating the transition from high ridgelines to the valley floors of Dry Canyon and Spring Canyon.