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1968 Map of Big Pack Mtn. NW

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Big Pack Mtn. NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation defines this landscape in the late 1960s, a period when energy infrastructure was actively reshaping the terrain of eastern Utah. The map documents the Island Gas Field, where several Gas Wells and an extensive network of Pipelines and Aboveground Pipelines cross the drainage basins of Willow Creek.

Remote river crossings like Squaw Crossing and the Black Bridge provide the only navigable points across the creek as it winds between Horse Bench and the slopes of Big Pack Mountain. The topographical detail captures the eroded complexity of Jim Little Canyon and Brown Canyon, illustrating a transition from the high plateau at Divide 5375 to the river valley floor. Movement through this backcountry is restricted to a series of Jeep Trails and the Turkey Trail, reflecting the isolation of the Uintah Basin's industrial frontier.