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2015 Map of White Chief Mountain

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of White Chief Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Sierra National Forest and the southern edge of Yosemite National Park dominate this 2015 survey of the High Sierra along the Mariposa and Madera county line. The landscape is a complex network of high-altitude basins and peaks, including White Chief Mountain and Fresno Dome. Water moves through the terrain via Rainier Creek and Nelder Creek, feeding into a series of distinctive meadows such as Soquel Meadow, Boggy Meadow, and Kelty Meadow.

Access to these wilderness areas is marked by specific forest routes like Sky Ranch Road and Jackson Road. Notable recreational and geographic landmarks are found throughout, from the Goat Meadow Snow Play Mountain in the northwest to Poison Meadow and Chipmunk Meadow in the southeast. The survey captures the preserved character of the Sierra Nevada just before the mid-2010s, showing the intersection of managed forest land and national park wilderness.