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Geologic Investigations Series Map 2341

Geologic map of the Duncan Peak and southern part of the Cisco Grove 7 1/2' quadrangles, Placer and Nevada Counties, California

By David S. Harwood, G. Reid Fisher, Jr., and Barbara J. Waugh

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This map covers an area of 123 km2 on the west slope of the Sierra Nevada, an uplifted and west-tilted range in eastern California. The area is located 20 km west of Donner Pass, which lies on the east escarpment of the range, and about 80 km east of the Great Valley Province. Interstate Highway 80 is the major route over the range at this latitude and secondary roads, which spur off from this highway, provide access to the northern part of the area. None of the secondary roads crosses the deep canyon cut by the North Fork of the American River, however, and access to the southern part of the area is provided by logging roads that spur off from the Foresthill Divide Road that extends east from Auburn to the Donner Pass area.

First published 1995

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National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
U.S. Geological Survey
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Reston, VA 20192

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Suggested citation:

Harwood, D. S.; Fisher, G. R., Jr.; Waugh, B. J., 1995, Geologic map of the Duncan Peak and southern part of the Cisco Grove 7 1/2' quadrangles, Placer and Nevada Counties, California: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Map I-2341, https://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/2341/.



 


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