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2001 Map of Almo

Name: 2001 Topographic Map of Almo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2006
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2006

About this map

The high granite formations of the Albion Mountains dominate this landscape where the California National Historic Trail and the Salt Lake Cut-Off once guided emigrants westward. Centered on the City of Rocks National Reserve, the map reveals a complex terrain of named monoliths such as Bath Rock, Treasure Rock, and Register Rock, the latter of which served as a natural guestbook for travelers on the trail.

In the eastern reaches, the small settlement of Almo sits at the edge of the Raft River Valley, near the City of Rocks Visitor Center. The transition from the high peaks of Graham Peak down to the irrigated lands along Almo Creek illustrates the stark elevation changes typical of Cassia County. The inclusion of Castle Rocks State Park and Sawtooth National Forest lands highlights the area's transition into a protected recreational and natural heritage site by the turn of the 21st century.