Tower Peak California USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1972 Vintage
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Tower Peak California USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1972 Vintage

$48

This USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is a 1956 edition printed in 1972, and it is in excellent condition: never folded, smooth and flat, with a flawless map area and a clean collar showing no markings or wear. The quad sits along the northern boundary of Yosemite National Park in the high Sierra where Mono and Tuolumne counties meet, taking in Tower Peak itself along with portions of Toiyabe and Stanislaus National Forests and the Yosemite and Hoover Wilderness areas. With 80-foot contours mapping rugged backcountry well above treeline, it shows a stretch of the range with no towns, only granite peaks and alpine terrain. It is printed on thick stock, and having never been folded it lies flat.

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MAP DETAILS
TITLETower Peak
STATECalifornia
LOCATIONYosemite National Park, 30 miles east of Mi-Wuk Village
SERIES15-minute
SURVEYED1955 and 1956 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION1956
PRINTED1972
SCALE1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL80 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS18 x 22 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS13 3/4 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, smooth and flat
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 1956 edition of the Tower Peak California USGS topographic map. 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 Tower Peak 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-> Mono and Tuolumne
* Federal Land Units-> Emigrant Wilderness, Hoover Wilderness, Stanislaus National Forest, Toiyabe National Forest, Yosemite National Park, and Yosemite Wilderness
* Rivers and Streams-> Bartlett Creek, Breeze Creek, Buck Meadow Creek, Cascade Creek, East Fork Cherry Creek, Falls Creek, Frog Creek, Grouse Creek, Kendrick CreekKennedy Creek, and others
* Water Bodies-> Buck Lakes, Cora Lake, Dorothy Lake, Emigrant Meadow Lake, Fraser Lakes, Grizzly Lake, Lake Harriet, Lewis Lakes, Long LakeLower Long Lake, and others

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