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1987 Map of White Mtn. Peak

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of White Mtn. Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

White Mtn Peak dominates this high-altitude landscape in the White Mountains, where the White Mountain Research Sta Summit Laboratory University of California stands as a notable landmark for scientific inquiry. The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes, moving from the high Pellisier Flats and Mt Hogue down through deeply carved drainages like Middle Canyon and Cottonwood Canyon.

Evidence of human activity is sparse but significant, with the Hill Ranch located in the lower elevations of the Inyo National Forest and an Open Pit Mine situated near the headwaters of Lone Tree Creek. The drainage patterns are intricate, showing the eastward flow of Chiatovich Creek and Leidy Creek from the high ridges. This 1987 provisional survey captures a remote wilderness character just as modern aerial mapping techniques were being refined to document these complex summits.