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1949 Map of Tierra Redonda Mountain

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Tierra Redonda Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The San Antonio River carves a central path through this section of the Central Coast ranges, where the Hunter Liggett Military Reservation occupies much of the northern landscape. Recorded just after the Second World War, the map details a region defined by its steep canyons and isolated valleys, including Hames Valley and Harris Valley. Small outposts of human settlement appear at the community of Pleyto, which includes a small Cem, and at the Branch Ranch located near the river's bend.

Terrain elevations rise sharply toward the southern boundary at Tierra Redonda Mountain, with the Nacimiento River skirting the very bottom edge of the sheet. The 1949 field check captures the area's infrastructure before major modern shifts, showing the path of the primary Telephone Line and numerous canyons such as Buttle Canyon and Bee Rock Canyon that channel runoff toward the regional river systems. This survey provides a clear view of the Monterey and San Luis Obispo county line as it bisects the hills and watersheds.