1967 USGS Topo Map: Big Meadow, California

1967 USGS Topo Map: Big Meadow, California - Image 2

1967 USGS Topo Map: Big Meadow, California

Name: 1967 USGS Topo Map: Big Meadow, California
SKU: 1145
Price: 40.00 USD
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This quad was surveyed before the existence of the Bear Valley ski resort. This is a USGS 15-minute topographic sheet of Big Meadow, a 1956 edition printed in 1967 at a scale of 1:62,500, covering roughly 14 by 17 miles of the central Sierra Nevada about 75 miles east of Sacramento. The area takes in Lake Alpine, Cottage Springs, and the community of Bear Valley, spanning parts of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, and Tuolumne counties, with portions of the Stanislaus and Eldorado national forests and the Mokelumne and Carson-Iceberg wilderness areas.

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SKU: 1145 Categories: 15 Minute, California

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Big Meadow
STATE	California
LOCATION	75 miles east of Sacramento
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1955 and 1956 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1956
PRINTED	1967
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock, includes woodland tint (green to indicate vegetated areas)
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	80 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	18 x 22 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	14 x 17 miles
MAP NOTES	This quad was surveyed before the existence of the Bear Valley ski resort.
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Very Good
SHEET NOTES	lightly handled, never folded
MAP AREA	no wear, no markings, no blemishes
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

PLACENAMES Depending on map series and survey date, all of the features listed below may not be shown on this map. This list contains features that currently exist or historically existed within the area covered by the map. The list can be used as a reference to determine if this map covers your area of interest. Placenames are listed alphabetically next to each feature type.
NOTABLE PLACES	Bear Valley Mountain Resort, Lake Alpine, Cottage Springs, and North Fork Stanislaus River
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	Bear Valley
COUNTIES COVERED	Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, and Tuolumne
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, Eldorado National Forest, Mokelumne Wilderness, and Stanislaus National Forest
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Airola Creek, Basin Creek, Bear Creek, Beaver Creek, Big Meadow Creek, Big Rattlesnake Creek, Big Trees Creek, Bloods Creek, Blue Creek, Brushy Hollow Creek, Bull Creek, Campoodle Creek, Cascade Creek, Cole Creek, Crane Creek, Duck Creek, Fisher Creek, Forest Creek, Griswold Creek, Grizzly Creek, Highland Creek, Jelmini Creek, Lily Creek, Lion Creek, Little Beaver Creek, Little Rattlesnake Creek, Mattley Creek, Middle Fork Mokelumne River, Middle Fork Stanislaus River, Mill Creek, Moore Creek, North Fork Mokelumne River, Silver Creek, Skull Creek, Smoothwire Creek, South Fork, South Fork Griswold Creek, and South Fork Mokelumne River
WATER BODIES	Bear Lake, Lake Moran, Salt Springs Reservoir, Swamp Lake, and Utica Reservoir
Locations: Alpine Station, Bear Valley Ski Area, Beaver Creek Campground, Big Meadow Campground, Bloods Toll Station Historical Site, Brown Boy Cabin, Brown Girl Cabin, Camp Curry, Camp Wolfeboro, Cottage Spring Campground, Cottage Springs Picnic Area, Cow Camp, Cuneo Camp, Del Orto Camp, Grohls Upper Camp, Hells Kitchen Vista, Lake Alpine Campground, Liberty Vista Point, Mount Reba Ski Area, Overflow Campground, Post Corral, Ramsey, Sand Flat Campground, Shearing Camp, Silvertip Campground, Snyder Camp, Sourgrass Campground, Stanislaus River Campground, and Whittles Upper Camp. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Flagpole Point, Liberty Hill, McKee Hill, Osborn Hill, Repeater Hill, Sapps Hill, Shovel Grave, Shumake Knoll, and Thunder Hill. Valleys and Canyons: Bellfout Canyon, Blue Canyon, Corral Gulch, Cottonwood Gulch, Hay Gulch, Horse Gulch, Little Beaver Canyon, Long Gulch, Middle Gulch, Onion Valley, Poison Canyon, Tanglefoot Canyon, and Water Gulch. Trails: Emigrant Trail. Drainages: Basin Creek, Bear Creek, Big Meadow Creek, Big Rattlesnake Creek, Bloods Creek, Bull Creek, Campoodle Creek, Cascade Creek, Cole Creek, Crane Creek, Duck Creek, Grizzly Creek, Highland Creek, Jelmini Creek, Lily Creek, Lion Creek, Little Beaver Creek, Little Rattlesnake Creek, Mattley Creek, Mill Creek, North Fork, North Fork Griswold Creek, Silver Creek, Smoothwire Creek, South Fork, and South Fork Griswold Creek. Forests: Calaveras Bigtree National Forest and Stanislaus National Forest. Lakes and Ponds: Bear Lake, Blue Hole, Lion Lake, Lake Moran, Mud Lake, Rhodes Lake, and Swamp Lake. Buildings: Tamarack Lodge. Dams: Alpine 99-000 Dam, Bear Valley S H 1088 Dam, Reba 519 Dam, Salt Springs 97-066 Dam, and Utica 99-006 Dam. Bluffs: Bloods Point and Calaveras Dome. Basins: Bear Trap Basin, Grouse Valley, Jelmini Basin, and Pumpkin Hollow. Airports: Bear Valley Stolport. Schools: Bear Valley Elementary School. Ridges: Bloods Ridge. Reservoirs and Tanks: Lake Alpine, Salt Springs Reservoir, and Utica Reservoir. Flats: Beartrap Meadow, Big Meadow, Big Prather Meadow, Bloods Meadow, Bummers Flat, Cabbage Patch, Cedar Flat, Corral Meadow, Deadman Flat, Gardner Meadow, Grizzly Meadow, Hells Kitchen, Little Prather Meadow, Mattley Meadow, Post Corral Meadow, Randalls Meadow, Saint Michele Meadow, Sand Flat, Sands Meadow, Sapps Meadow, Shoofly Meadow, and Thompson Meadow. Pillars: Slick Rock. Springs: Black Spring, Burnt Corral Spring, Cottage Spring, Hermit Spring, Mud Spring, Poison Spring, Salt Springs, and White Spring.
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
This map sheet will be carefully rolled in a sturdy tube and shipped via the US Postal Service. If you find that the sheet you receive is not as described in the listing, you may ship it back to us for a refund of the purchase price.

This vintage sheet is a 1956 edition of the Big Meadow California USGS topographic map. It is an original 59-year-old 1967 United States Geological Survey print in very good 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 Big Meadow 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 1955 and 1956. 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.