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1980 Map of Beaver

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Beaver
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Beaver sits as the central hub of this high-altitude landscape, where the Beaver River descends from the Tushar Mountains toward the Escalante Desert. Compiled from surveys as early as 1953 and updated through 1980, the map illustrates a region defined by its proximity to the Fishlake National Forest and Dixie National Forest. Agricultural patterns are evident along the Greenville Bench and Manderfield Bench, while industrial interests are marked by several workings in the Mineral Mountains, including the Fortuna Mine and Beaver View Mine.

Water management is a primary theme of the era, visible in the infrastructure of the Minersville Reservoir and the Piute Reservoir on the Sevier River. Smaller settlements like Adamsville, Greenville, and Manderfield line the valley floor, connected by U.S. 91 and Utah 21. In the eastern reaches, the high peaks of Delano Peak and Mount Belknap dominate the terrain, providing a sharp contrast to the flats of the Buckskin Valley and Parowan Valley to the south.