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1948 Map of Rodriguez Mtn

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Rodriguez Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Lake Wohlford anchors the southwestern portion of this landscape, situated in the hills above Bear Valley. The area is defined by a network of ranching and indigenous lands, including the Rincon Indian Reservation and San Pasqual Indian Reservation. High-elevation features like Rodriguez Mountain and Paradise Mountain dominate the terrain, separated by a complex drainage system including Lower Hellhole Creek and Upper Hellhole Creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant rural infrastructure captured just before later 20th-century development, notably the Bear Valley School and established agricultural holdings like Melrose Ranch and Vineyard Ranch. The map also traces the path of an old Flume and the Woods Valley Road, providing a record of the early water and transit systems used to navigate the canyons and flats of northern San Diego County.