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Big Meadow, CA — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1956)

by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · California, US

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Big Meadow, CA — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1956)
Historical USGS topographic map of Big Meadow, California: the 1956 edition at 1:62,500, scanned and georeferenced by the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. See how roads, towns, trails, mines and shorelines looked in 1956; your GPS position still shows on it. Public domain map from the U.S. Geological Survey. Downloads directly from the USGS National Map. This store is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USGS.

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  • Your GPS position on the map. A blue dot on this official sheet shows where you are.
  • Works with no signal. Download it once; the map and your GPS position keep working with no cell signal.
  • Tracks, placemarks and photos. Record where you go, drop pins, and export GPX, KML or GeoJSON.
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Where this map covers

Named places on this map

60 named features inside the Big Meadow, CA — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1956) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.

Lakes, springs and falls

Gaps, arches and other landforms

and 13 more

Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.

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Version history

  1. Version 1 · Nov 4, 2026 · 6.2 MB