Mount Whitney California USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1972 Vintage

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Mount Whitney California USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1972 Vintage

$42

This USGS 15-minute topographic map is a 1956 edition with photorevisions through 1967, printed in 1972 on thick stock and in excellent condition, lightly handled and never folded. It takes in the Mount Whitney country of the southern Sierra Nevada, spanning Fresno, Inyo, and Tulare counties, with portions of Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks and Inyo National Forest within its bounds. The 80-foot contour interval traces the steep relief around the highest summit in the contiguous United States, and the crisp, never-folded sheet makes this a good candidate for framing.

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SKU: 781 Categories: 15 Minute, California

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Mount Whitney
STATE	California
LOCATION	Sequoia National Park, 15 miles southwest of Independence
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1955 and 1956 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1956
REVISIONS	Aerial revision in 1967.
PRINTED	1972
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock, includes woodland tint (green to indicate vegetated areas)
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	80 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	17 x 21 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	14 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	14 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Excellent
SHEET NOTES	lightly handled, never folded
MAP AREA	no wear, no markings, no blemishes
COLLARS	no markings, no blemishes, no edge tears

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.
COUNTIES COVERED	Fresno, Inyo, and Tulare
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Inyo National Forest, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia National Park, Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness, and Symmes Creek Wilderness Study Area
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Bairs Creek, Brewer Creek, Bubbs Creek, Chagoopa Creek, Crabtree Creek, Cross Creek, Cunningham Creek, East Creek, George Creek, Guyot Creek, Independence Creek, Kern River, Kern-Kaweah River, Lone Pine Creek, Milestone Creek, North Fork Lone Pine Creek, North Guard Creek, Ouzel Creek, Perrin Creek, Pinyon Creek, Red Spur Creek, Rock Creek, Shepherd Creek, Symmes Creek, Table Creek, Tyndall Creek, Wallace Creek, Whitney Creek, Williamson Creek, and Wright Creek
WATER BODIES	Arctic Lake, Consultation Lake, Crabtree Lakes, East Lake, Erin Lake, Gallats Lake, Golden Bear Lake, Lake Helen of Troy, Hitchcock Lakes, Iridescent Lake, Lower Boy Scout Lake, Meysan Lake, Mirror Lake, North Guard Lake, Primrose Lake, Lake Reflection, Sky Blue Lake, Lake South America, South Guard Lake, Tulainyo Lake, Upper Boy Scout Lake, Vidette Lakes, Wales Lake, Wallace Lake, and Wright Lakes
Locations: Anvil Camp, Crabtree Ranger Station, Tyndall Creek Patrol Cabin, and Tyndall Creek Ranger Station. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Mount Barnard, Mount Bradley, Mount Brewer, Caltech Peak, Mount Carillon, Centennial Peak, Center Peak, Mount Chamberlin, Crooks Peak, Deerhorn Mountain, Discovery Pinnacle, East Vidette, Mount Ericsson, Mount Farquhar, Mount Genevra, Gregorys Monument, Mount Guyot, Mount Hale, Mount Hitchcock, Mount Irvine, Joe Devel Peak, Mount Jordan, Junction Peak, Mount Kaweah, Mount Keith, Kern Point, Mount Le Conte, Mount Mallory, Mount Marsh, Mount McAdie, Midway Mountain, Milestone Mountain, The Miter, Mount Muir, Mount Newcomb, North Guard, Mount Pickering, Picket Guard Peak, Mount Russell, South Guard, Mount Stanford, Table Mountain, Tawny Point, Thor Peak, Thunder Mountain, Trojan Peak, Tunnabora Peak, Mount Tyndall, University Peak, Mount Versteeg, Mount Whitney, Mount Williamson, Wotans Throne, and Mount Young. Trails: Mount Whitney Trail. Drainages: Crabtree Creek, Kern-Kaweah River, Milestone Creek, Ouzel Creek, Picket Creek, Tyndall Creek, Wallace Creek, Whitney Creek, Williamson Creek, and Wright Creek. Lakes and Ponds: Arctic Lake, Consultation Lake, Crabtree Lakes, East Lake, Erin Lake, Frog Pond, Gallats Lake, Golden Bear Lake, Guitar Lake, Lake Helen of Troy, Hitchcock Lakes, Iridescent Lake, Lower Boy Scout Lake, Mirror Lake, North Guard Lake, Primrose Lake, Lake Reflection, Rockslide Lake, Sky Blue Lake, Lake South America, South Guard Lake, Timberline Lake, Tulainyo Lake, Upper Boy Scout Lake, Vidette Lakes, Wales Lake, Wallace Lake, and Wright Lakes. Gaps: Arc Pass, Crabtree Pass, Forester Pass, Harrison Pass, Junction Pass, Longley Pass, Lucys Foot Pass, Millys Foot Pass, Shepherd Pass, Trail Crest, Vacation Pass, and Whitney Pass. Basins: Center Basin, Kaweah Basin, Milestone Bowl, The Pothole, and Williamson Bowl. Ridges: East Spur, Great Western Divide, Kern Ridge, Kings Kern Divide, Pinnacle Ridge, Red Spur, and West Spur. Flats: Bighorn Park, Clyde Meadow, Crabtree Meadow, Guyot Flat, Junction Meadow, Mahogany Flat, and Sandy Meadow. Plains and Plateaus: Bighorn Plateau. Pillars: Center Basin Crags, Ericson Crags, Keeler Needle, The Major General, and The Minster.
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 Mount Whitney California USGS topographic map revised in 1967 using aerial photography. It is an original 54-year-old 1972 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 Mount Whitney 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.