Loading map...

1995 Map of Salisbury Potrero

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Salisbury Potrero
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2000
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2000

About this map

The Sierra Madre Mountains form the rugged spine of this remote California landscape, where high-altitude flatlands known as potreros define the human footprint. These seasonal grazing areas, including Salisbury Potrero and Montgomery Potrero, are linked by a network of historic forest routes such as the Sierra Madre Road and Bull Ridge Trail. The distribution of vital water sources like Cherry Orchard Spring and La Jolla Spring reveals how cattle and wildlife have navigated these arid heights for generations.

Conservation priorities are evident across the southern half of the sheet, where the San Rafael Wilderness and a dedicated Condor Sanctuary safeguard the habitat. Along the southern edge, the Sisquoc Wild and Scenic River carves through the terrain below Foresters Leap. This 1995 revision by the USDA Forest Service documents a landscape managed for both its pastoral heritage and its critical ecological role, centered on the Mount Pinos Santa Lucia Ranger District.