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1983 Map of Big Hollow

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Big Hollow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Cedar Hills dominate this mid-1980s topographic portrait, where the border between Juab and Sanpete Counties cuts through a high-elevation landscape defined by its complex drainage network. The area is marked by a series of named canyons and hollows that speak to the essential water sources in this arid environment, including Whitaker Springs and the aptly named Water Hollow.

From the heights of Pollys Peak, the terrain falls away into a system of washes and forks. Notable among these are the Serviceberry Hollow and the North Fork Mud Spring Wash, which along with Big Hollow, illustrate the natural erosion patterns of the Great Basin's eastern edge. This provisional survey captures the territory as it was field-checked in the late 1970s, preserving the locations of remote water points like House Spring and Cottonwood Spring before modern changes reached these upland draws.