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1952 Map of Tehipite Dome

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Tehipite Dome
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Kings River drainage dominates this mid-century survey of the high Sierras, where the river's Middle Fork and South Fork carve profound canyons through Fresno County. The landscape is defined by the legacy of early forest management and conservation, notably within Sequoia National Forest and Kings Canyon National Park. Significant botanical and recreational landmarks appear, including the famed Boole Tree and several massive sequoia stands like the Converse Basin Grove and Indian Basin Grove.

Resource development and wilderness access are evidenced by the Wishon Reservoir on the northwestern edge and the scattered back-country infrastructure like the Crown Valley Guard Station. High-altitude meadows such as Spanish Meadow and Large Meadow provide breaks in the vertical terrain near Tehipite Dome and the Gorge of Despair, while the settlement at Hume near Hume Lake marks a rare point of human habitation in this steep environment.