Granite Chief, CA — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1953)
by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · California, US
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Named places on this map
85 named features inside the Granite Chief, CA — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1953) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
- Billys Peak
- Bunker Hill
- Chipmunk Ridge · ridge
- Devils Peak
- Forest Hill Divide · ridge
- Granite Chief
- Guide Peak
- Jerrett Peak
- Johnnys Hill
- Little Steamboat Mountain
- Lyon Peak
- McKinstry Peak
- Mildred Ridge · ridge
- Mount Mildred
- Needle Peak
- Painted Rock
- Red Mountain
- Red Star Ridge · ridge
- Snow Mountain
- Steamboat Mountain
- Sunflower Hill
- The Pinnacles
- Tinker Knob
- Wallace Peak
and 1 more
Lakes, springs and falls
- Bear Springs · spring
- Big Rock Spring · spring
- Big Spring · spring
- Buck Island Lake · reservoir
- Bugle Lake · lake
- Bunker Lake · lake
- Coyote Spring · spring
- Fawn Lake · lake
- Fern Lake · lake
- Five Lakes · lake
- French Meadows Reservoir · reservoir
- French Meadows Reservoir · reservoir
- Heath Spring · spring
- Hell Hole Reservoir · reservoir
- Hell Hole Reservoir · reservoir
- Hidden Lake · lake
- Hunters Spring · spring
- Joes Spring · spring
- Lagoon Lake · lake
- Lake Winifred · lake
- Little Needle Lake · lake
- Long Lake · lake
- McKinstry Lake · lake
- Mildred Lakes · lake
and 10 more
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Big Meadow · flat
- Buck Meadow · flat
- Buck Meadow (historical) · flat
- Bunker Meadow · flat
- Chalk Bluff · cliff
- Deadman Flat · flat
- Dellar Meadow · flat
- French Meadows · flat
- Gerle Meadow · flat
- Heavens Gate · gap
- Hells Half Acre · flat
- Jacobsen Meadow · flat
- Laddies Cove · basin
- Little McKinstry Meadow · flat
- Little Mountain Meadow · flat
- Lower Hell Hole (historical) · flat
and 10 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
Version 1 · Nov 4, 2026 · 7.5 MB