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1943 Map of Santa Rosa Island North

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Santa Rosa Island North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Santa Barbara Channel waters meet the steep north shore of Santa Rosa Island in this mid-century topographic record. The landscape is defined by deeply incised drainages such as Cañada Soledad, Cañada Verde, and Arlington Canyon that flow toward a coastline marked by prominent headlands like Brockway Point and Carrington Point. Human activity is concentrated around the eastern shore at Beechers Bay, where the solitary Ranch is situated near the Northwest Anchorage.

The interior terrain climbs from coastal flats to high points such as La Mesa, Round Top, and Black Mountain. This map reflects the island's isolation and its primary use for ranching before the era of widespread public access. The intricate contour lines reveal a complex network of ridges and canyons, providing a detailed study of the island's unique geomorphology and the solitary infrastructure of the Ranch settlement.