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1943 Map of San Miguel Island West

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of San Miguel Island West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Green Mountain and the New San Miguel Latitude Station anchor the high ground of this coastal island terrain during the mid-war era. The survey, produced by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Geological Survey, details a landscape defined by sharp coastal features and offshore hazards. Notable landmarks like Castle Rock and the long finger of Point Bennett delineate the western reach where the Santa Barbara Channel meets the open Pacific Ocean.

The island's southern shore is carved by Tyler Bight and Adams Cove, providing a detailed look at the interface between the elevated interior and the rocky shoreline. The placement of the latitude station suggests the island's strategic importance for navigation and surveying at a time when aerial photography, such as the 1943 flights used for this topography, was becoming a primary tool for mapping the American coastline.