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1997 Map of Shelter Cove

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Shelter Cove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

Shelter Cove sits at the edge of the Pacific Ocean on this late-twentieth-century survey, centered on the dramatic coastal landscape of the King Range National Conservation Area. The settlement at Point Delgada is shown in detail, featuring infrastructure like the Pacific Landing Strip, a Filtration Plant, and Sewage Disposal facilities. Inland, the map reveals a wilderness of steep ridges and deep gulches, including Dead Mans Gulch and the prominent Horse Mountain Ridge.

The presence of scattered Mines near Queen Peak and multiple recreational sites like Tolkan Campground and Wailaki Campground illustrates the area's dual history of resource extraction and preservation. Water sources such as Telegraph Creek and Pepperwood Spring drain the high peaks of Chamise Mountain toward the sea. Traces of older habitation appear at Kaluna Cliff and Wyman, providing a record of coastal land use before the turn of the millennium.