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1966 Map of Ferron Canyon

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Ferron Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Manti-La Sal National Forest lands dominate this mid-1960s survey, illustrating a landscape defined by high ridges and the intricate drainage of the Ferron Canyon system. The map records the infrastructure of high-altitude livestock grazing, most notably at the Horn Mtn Cow Camp and Dairy Point. These seasonal outposts were connected to the lower valleys by a network of primitive routes such as the Singleton Trail and the Dairy Trail (Pack), as well as a Jeep Trail traversing McEwan Flat.

Geological features and water sources appear with specific local naming, from the sheer face of Steamboat Point to the isolated Lizard Lake and Stinking Spring. The topography transitions from the broad summit of Horn Mountain down to the deeply incised channel of The Narrows on Ferron Creek. The boundary between Sanpete and Emery counties follows the heights of Wagon Road Ridge, a natural divide used by early travelers to move across this portion of the Wasatch Plateau.