1960 Map of Saunders Reef

About this map

Saunders Reef sits just off a stretch of the Mendocino coast where the land is carved by deep, parallel gulches running to the Pacific Ocean. This survey, based on 1960 field checks with 1976 revisions, shows a landscape defined by its maritime access points at Saunders Landing and Iversen Landing. The inland area is crossed by Iversen Road, connecting the settlement of Craig and the Galloway Sch to the coastal bluffs. Dramatic natural features like Iversen Point and Sail Rock anchor the shoreline, while the drainage patterns of Schooner Gulch and Walker Gulch suggest the difficult terrain that historically shaped local transport and industry. The presence of Saunders Hill and several unnamed structures along the ridges points to the scattered rural residency of this era.