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1978 Map of Clover Mts

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Clover Mts
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Union Pacific rail line threads through the heart of this high desert terrain, following the winding path of Rainbow Canyon past the isolated stops of Elgin, Carp, and Vigo. This 1978 edition illustrates a landscape defined by dramatic basin-and-range topography, where the Clover Mountains and Delamar Mountains are separated by broad expanses like Kane Springs Valley and the Tule Desert.

Water management and recreation are central to the region's character, evidenced by the Pine Canyon Reservoir and the establishment of Beaver Dam State Park near the Utah border. For historians and researchers, the map documents the sparse but vital human infrastructure of the era, from the Cherokee Mine to a network of jeep trails that provide access to the Mormon Mountains and the dry bed of Delamar Lake in the west.