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2012 Map of Tejon Ranch

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Tejon Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Horsethief Mountain and the expansive Horsethief Flat dominate the northern terrain of this Kern County landscape, where the high desert meets the southern Sierra Nevada foothills. The map reveals a transition from traditional livestock territory at Tejon Ranch and Brodines Ranch to the modern residential development of Stallion Springs within Cummings Valley. This suburban growth is characterized by a dense network of streets with equestrian-themed names like Mustang Dr and Buckskin Dr, clustered on the eastern edge of the quadrangle.

Water management is central to the area's geography, visible in the controlled flow of Tejon Cr into Tejon Reservoir Number One and Tejon Reservoir Number Two. Canyons such as Tejon Canyon and Winters Canyon carve through the foothills, leading toward Joaquin Flat and remote outposts like Jacks Camp. This 2012 survey captures the contrast between large-scale historical landholdings and the encroachment of residential planning in a high-elevation valley.