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2012 Map of Salisbury Potrero

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Salisbury Potrero
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Salisbury Potrero and a series of high-elevation meadows known as potreros define this portion of the Sierra Madre Mountains within Santa Barbara County. The 2012 survey illustrates a landscape managed for wilderness and grazing, where water sources like Cherry Orchard Spring and La Jolla Spring were critical for seasonal livestock and wildlife. This area is characterized by deep drainage systems such as Salisbury Canyon Wash and Trough Canyon that descend from Bull Ridge.

Remote outposts and geographic markers like Pine Corral and Montgomery Potrero provide evidence of historical land use in this arid backcountry. Along the southern edge, the Sisquoc River carves through the terrain near Cliff Canyon, while the Sierra Madre Rd serves as the primary artery through the high country. For the local historian or outdoorsman, the map preserves the specific locations of dozens of named seeps and springs, including Demijohn Spring and Aguadulce Spring, which have sustained activity in these mountains for generations.