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1987 Map of Chocolate Drop

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Chocolate Drop
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Chocolate Drop rises above a high-desert landscape defined by deep drainage systems and mineral prospecting in the late twentieth century. This 1980s provisional survey of San Juan County captures the region as it was undergoing geological evaluation, specifically highlighting a Uranium deposit situated between Red Canyon and Blue Canyon. The topography is dominated by massive flat-topped features such as Wingate Mesa and Mangos Mesa, with the land carved out by the North Fork and South Fork tributaries.

Industrial activity is evidenced by several Adits located near the canyon floors, where primitive 4wd tracks provide the only access through the winding corridors of Moqui Canyon and Cedar Canyon. This map serves as a record of a transition period in Utah's extractive history, documenting specific points of entry into the earth before environmental or recreational shifts altered the use of these remote mesas.