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1948 Map of Bridal Veil Falls

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Bridal Veil Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Cascade Mountain and the towering ridges of the Uinta National Forest dominate this post-war survey of the Provo Canyon region. Along the narrow valley floor, the Provo River runs parallel to the Denver & Rio Grande Western R R and U.S. 189, supporting a string of small canyon settlements including Vivian Park, Springdell, and Wildwood. The landscape is defined by its dramatic verticality, from the Big Provo Cirque in the north to the iconic Bridal Veil Falls and Upper Falls.

Resource management and recreation are visible through features like the Hope Picnic Area and the Rock Canyon Picnic Area, alongside infrastructure like the Flume and an Aqueduct near Nunns. The map also meticulously details the named drainages that feed the river system, including Bunnells Canyon, Snow Slide Canyon, and the series of glacial-style depressions known as the First Hole through the Fourth Hole near Lightning Pk.