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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: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation boundary cuts through this high desert landscape, defining a region where industrial energy extraction meets traditional topography. Much of the western portion is dominated by the Island Gas Field, marked by numerous Gas Wells and a network of both buried and aboveground pipelines. The serpentine path of Willow Creek carves a deep valley through the center of the map, providing a vital water source and geographic corridor for the Black Bridge and Squaw Crossing.

To the south, the terrain rises toward Big Pack Mountain and the prominent Hill, where deep drainage systems like Jim Little Canyon and Brown Canyon shape the earth. Local navigation in the late 1960s relied on primitive routes such as the Turkey Trail and various Jeep Trails, which snake across the Bench and through Wild Horse country. This survey documents a transitional era when new energy infrastructure was being integrated into the established canyonlands of eastern Utah.