California Hot Springs California USGS Topo Map 1974 Vintage
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California Hot Springs California USGS Topo Map 1974 Vintage

$46

This USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is a 1958 edition printed in 1974, in excellent condition: very lightly handled, never folded, on thick stock. The quad sits in the southern Sierra Nevada roughly 40 miles northeast of Bakersfield, crossing Kern and Tulare counties, and its boundaries take in California Hot Springs along with the communities of Roads End, Johnsondale, and Balance Rock, plus portions of Sequoia National Forest and the Tule River Indian Reservation. The 80-foot contour interval reflects the steep mountain country of this stretch of the Sierra, and having never been folded, the sheet is well suited to framing.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLECalifornia Hot Springs
STATECalifornia
LOCATION40 miles northeast of Bakersfield
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1954 and 1958 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION1958
PRINTED1974
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL80 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS18 x 22 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS14 1/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA14 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION
For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITIONExcellent
SHEET NOTESvery lightly handled, never folded
MAP AREAflawless map area
COLLARSno wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

This vintage sheet is a 1958 edition of the California Hot Springs California USGS topographic map. It is an original 52-year-old 1974 United States Geological Survey print in excellent condition.

HOW THIS MAP CAN BE USED
In addition to making a fascinating conversation piece, this sheet would look great in a frame or on display, make a unique and prized gift for anyone interested in this area, be perfect as a reference for genealogy studies or general historical research, or fill that missing piece in your collection. Maps of this vintage are printed on durable stock and are well-suited for outdoor activities and recreation of all kinds, including hiking, backpacking, hunting, rafting and kayaking, backcountry skiing, geocaching, general exploration, treasure hunting, etc.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The California Hot Springs 15-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, railroads, utilities and energy infrastructure, rivers, creeks, elevation contour lines, public land survey lines, county, state, and other administrative boundaries as they existed at the time of the survey in 1954 and 1958. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also shown.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
Maps from the 15-minute series for the continental United States are no longer produced or printed by the USGS and original prints are becoming increasingly difficult to find. They are a valuable historical record for an area, as they contain many placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.

PLACENAMES
The following places are found within the boundary of this quadrangle. They may or may not be shown or labeled, depending on the map series and vintage.
* Cities and Towns-> Balance Rock, Johnsondale, and Roads End
* Counties Covered-> Kern and Tulare
* Federal Land Units-> Sequoia National Forest, Sequoia National Monument, and Tule River Indian Reservation
* Rivers and Streams-> Angel Creek, Bear Creek, Bond Creek, Bone Creek, Bull Run Creek, Calf Creek, Cedar Creek, Cold Springs Creek, Cow CreekDeep Creek, and others

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