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2015 Map of San Luis Obispo

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of San Luis Obispo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

San Luis Obispo sits at a geographic crossroads in this 2015 study, dominated by the iconic volcanic peaks known as the Morros. The landscape is defined by the steep elevation of Bishop Peak and Cerro San Luis Obispo, which tower over the city and the winding course of San Luis Obispo Creek. To the north, the terrain climbs toward Cuesta Pass and the southern edge of the Los Padres National Forest, marking the transition from the coastal valleys to the Santa Lucia Range.

Local history and institutional presence are well-documented, from the Old Mission Cem and Sutcliffe Cem near the city center to the campus of Cuesta College near Chorro. The infrastructure of the Central Coast is evident in the path of the Governor Edmund G Brown Coastal Br California Aqueduct and small rail-side settlements like Serrano and Goldtree. The western reaches of the quadrangle focus on the agrarian and residential expansion toward Laguna Lake and the Irish Hills.