Mount Whitney California USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1972 Vintage
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Mount Whitney California USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1972 Vintage

$45

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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MAP DETAILS
TITLEMount Whitney
STATECalifornia
LOCATIONSequoia National Park, 15 miles southwest of Independence
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1955 and 1956 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION1956
REVISION1967
PRINTED1972
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL80 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS17 x 21 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS14 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 NOTESlightly handled, never folded
MAP AREAno wear, no markings, no blemishes
COLLARSno markings, no blemishes, no edge tears
MAP COVERAGE
Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

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.

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.
* 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 CreekGuyot Creek, and others
* Water Bodies-> Arctic Lake, Consultation Lake, Crabtree Lakes, East Lake, Erin Lake, Gallats Lake, Golden Bear Lake, Lake Helen of Troy, Hitchcock LakesIridescent Lake, and others

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