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1947 Map of Stumpfield Mtn.

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Stumpfield Mtn.
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Stumpfield Mountain dominates the central landscape of this Sierra Nevada foothills region during the late 1940s, marking the rugged divide between the drainage systems of the Chowchilla River. The map records a sparsely populated territory where remote rural institutions served localized family clusters, most notably at the Chowchilla Sch near Elliott Corner and the Indian Peak Sch further south.

Water sources define the geography, from the complex convergence of the West Fork, Middle Fork, and East Fork to numerous seasonal drainages like Camp Meeting Creek and De Long Creek. The transition from Mariposa to Madera County is traced across the high ridges, passing through Nelson Cove and near Indian Peak. This survey, based on 1945 aerial photography, documents the land just as post-war access began to reach into these higher elevations of the Sierra National Forest.