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1997 Map of Saddleback Mountain

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Saddleback Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

Dallas Plantation and Sandy River Plantation define the political landscape of this high-elevation terrain in the late twentieth century. Centered on the massive profile of Saddleback Mtn, the geography is shaped by glacial features and an intricate network of alpine water bodies. The Appalachian Trail winds across the ridges, passing through a wilderness of high peaks like Potato Nubble and Oakes Nubble.

Evidence of historical land use appears in the Old RR Grade cutting through the northern timberlands and a lone Cem near the plantation boundaries. The hydrology of the region is remarkably dense, with Saddleback Lake and Long Pond anchoring a system of smaller basins including Rock Pond, Eddy Pond, and the cascading Cascade Stream. This map documents a transitional period when traditional timber access routes and recreational footpaths coexisted across the High Peaks region of Franklin County.