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1960 Map of Burbank Hills

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Burbank Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Snake Valley and the Ferguson Desert flank the arid highlands of Millard County in this mid-century topographic record. The landscape is defined by its critical water infrastructure, where isolated points like Davies Well, Hockman Well, and Clay Spring provided essential resources for ranchers and travelers in a desert environment. A network of primitive routes, including the Ferguson Trail and Cowboy Trail, connects the mountain passes of the Burbank Hills to the surrounding lowlands.

Strategic water management is evident in the numerous catchment features such as Cedar Pass Reservoir and South Cedar Wash Reservoir. Higher elevations are marked by survey triangulation points like VABM Desert 8414 in the Tunnel Spring Mountains, overlooking the dramatic rock formations at Red Ledges. The map documents a sparsely populated but meticulously surveyed frontier of the Great Basin, where geographic survival was tied to the intermittent flows of South Cedar Wash and Deadman Wash.