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1903 Map of Yosemite

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Yosemite
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1906
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1906

About this map

Hetch Hetchy Valley appears here before its landscape was fundamentally altered, showing the Tuolumne River winding through the valley floor. This 1890s survey, published in the early 1900s, documents a transition in land use as the Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Forest Reserve were established to manage the territory. The map identifies early mountain outposts and homesteads like Hog Ranch, Harden Ranch, and Hazel Green, which served as vital stops for travelers and cattlemen before the expansion of modern park infrastructure.

Industrial and transit history is recorded through labels like the Stage Station and Hite Cove, the latter situated along the Merced River. High-altitude meadows such as Mc Gill Meadow and Poopenaut Valley are delineated alongside prominent peaks like Mt. Gibson and Trumbull Peak. The map provides a precise record of late 19th-century county boundaries, including the Tuolumne Co. Mariposa Co. line, at a time when the region was primarily accessed by horse and foot trails.