1952 Map of White Ledge Peak

About this map

The Santa Ynez Mountains dominate this 1952 coastal survey, where high ridges of the Los Padres National Forest meet the Pacific Ocean at Rincon Pt. This landscape is defined by its agricultural and educational outposts, including the Cate School and several family holdings such as Botello Ranch, Hathaway Ranch, and Laguna Ranch. In the north, the Santa Ynez River flows through Billiard Flats below the Jameson Lake reservoir, while the Southern Pacific railroad skirts the coastline. The map records a specific era of transit across the range via West Casitas Pass and East Casitas Pass, providing a clear view of the drainage patterns of Rincon Creek and Coyote Creek before later 20th-century developments changed the local infrastructure.