2018 Map of Tent Hills

About this map

Tent Hills and the surrounding high country of the Diablo Range define this landscape where the borders of Monterey, Kings, San Luis Obispo, and Kern counties converge. The terrain is deeply incised by numerous canyons, including Poison Oak Canyon, Catskin Canyon, and Stoker Canyon, which channel seasonal runoff into the Avenal Creek and Cottonwood Creek systems. A legacy of early transport is visible in the historic Cholame Valley Wagon Rd and the Little Avenal Creek Trl, which navigated these ridges before modern infrastructure. Higher elevations such as Johnson Peak and Three Peaks offer vantage points over the San Joaquin Valley to the east, while geographic markers like Blue Point and Cottonwood Pass provide specific orientation points for those studying the regional transition from the coastal mountains to the Central Valley.