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1972 Map of Deer Lodge Canyon

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Deer Lodge Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Deer Lodge stands as a focal point in this 1970s survey of the high desert along the Nevada Utah border. The landscape is heavily defined by its mining history, with a high concentration of named claims and shafts such as the Johnny Mine, Homestake Mine, and Etna Mine scattered through the Paradise Mountains. This era shows a complex network of resource extraction and transit, evidenced by numerous jeep trails and the Fay Midnight Trail connecting remote sites like Gold Springs to the wider valley.

Genealogists and local historians can locate burial sites at Fay Cemetery and Hackett Cem, which serve as quiet markers of the communities that once supported these operations. The water-scarce environment is highlighted by the critical placement of Ox Valley Spring, Water Canyon Spring, and Sawmill Spring, which dictated the layout of camps and travel routes through Deer Lodge Canyon and Serviceberry Canyon.