1985 Map of Eastland NW

About this map

Iron Spring and the rugged drainage of Bear Trap Canyon define this high-plateau landscape in San Juan County. This 1980s topographical record captures a transitional period of resource management in southeastern Utah, marked by the long utility lines of a prominent Pipeline cutting across the mesas. The drainage patterns of Boulder Creek and East Canyon reveal the complex erosion of the regional geography, where seasonal water sources and deep-cut canyons dictated the utility and movement across this arid terrain. The map serves as a snapshot of the backcountry prior to modern landscape shifts, emphasizing natural water features and the industrial footprint of energy transport in the American West.