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2019 Map of West Pike

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of West Pike
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Pine Creek carves a deep valley through this portion of Potter County, serving as the primary corridor for Rte 6 W and the small settlement of West Pike. The landscape is defined by a dense network of hollows and ridges, where family names like Loucks Mills and Sunderlinville mark historic clusters of activity along the water. To the west, the tiny hamlet of Telescope sits near the headwaters of Losey Run, while the surrounding uplands are dominated by steep terrain such as Meeker Ridge and Stiles Hill.

Tracing the drainage patterns reveals how the geography shaped local life, with Genesee Forks and California Cr feeding into the larger system. Significant elevation changes are highlighted at Rock Run Vista, providing a vantage point over the rugged interior. Numerous named drainages, including Hardscrabble Hollow and Crandall Hollow, suggest a history of localized timber or small-scale farming operations that utilized every available fold in the Appalachian Plateau.