
The Santa Cruz Mountains dominate this landscape, where the ridges and gulches of the San Francisco Peninsula meet the suburban edge of the San Francisco Bay Area. The northern section is anchored by the Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, protecting the drainages of Mills Cr and Adobe Gulch. A complex network of trails, such as the Methuselah Trl and Giant Salamander Trl, weaves through the steep terrain between Irish Ridge and Durham Ridge. In the eastern foothills, the infrastructure of the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct cuts through Emerald Lake Hills and Palomar Park. The map documents a transition from the dense residential planning of Redwood City and San Carlos to the larger estates and rural intersections of Adobe Corner and Sky Londa.
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1892 · San Mateo
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1896 · San Mateo
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1897 · Palo Alto
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1899 · Palo Alto
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1899 · Haywards
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1899 · San Mateo
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1902 · Santa Cruz
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1915 · San Mateo
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1915 · Haywards
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · San Mateo
USGS Topo · 1:62,500