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1958 Map of Cedar Breaks

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Cedar Breaks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Cedar Breaks National Monument and the surrounding high plateaus of the Dixie National Forest define this 1958 survey. The landscape is marked by extreme elevation changes, from the sheer drops of the Highleap and the Quarry to the towering height of Brian Head. Water systems are central to the region's geography, featuring the Yankee Mdws Reservoir in the north and the expansive Navajo Lake to the south, where Cascade Falls marks a significant drainage point.

Evidence of early 20th-century resource extraction and high-country ranching is visible through labels like the Mac Farlane Mine and Cluff Mine, alongside established outposts such as Wood Ranch and Lundell Spr. The terrain is a complex network of ridges and flats, including Windy Ridge and Third House Flat, connected by a series of primitive trails and jeep tracks that served the foresters and miners of the era.