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2011 Map of Brighton

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Brighton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Brighton serves as the central hub of this mountain terrain, characterized by a dense concentration of mining heritage and outdoor recreation. The landscape is marked by numerous vertical shafts and horizontal tunnels, including the Prince of Wales Shaft and the Scottish Chief Mine, testifying to a long history of extraction. These industrial marks share the slopes with recreational developments like the Brighton Ski Area and various camps such as the Cloud Rim Girl Scout Camp.

A network of high-altitude water bodies, from Twin Lakes Reservoir to Secret Lake, feeds the headwaters of Big Cottonwood Creek and American Fork. Natural features like Grizzly Gulch and Graveyard Flat sit alongside the boundaries of Wasatch Mountain State Park, showing the transition of the area from a rugged mining district to a modern recreational destination. The presence of numerous tunnels like the New York Tunnel and Alta Tunnel highlights the extensive underground exploration that once defined this region.