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2001 Map of Flagstaff Peak

Name: 2001 Topographic Map of Flagstaff Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2004
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2004

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Manti-La Sal National Forest dominates this high-altitude landscape where the borders of Sanpete, Emery, and Sevier counties converge. Centered on the prominent summit of Flagstaff Peak, the terrain transitions from the steep escarpments of Ferron Mountain and Dry Mountain into the deep drainage systems of Muddy Creek and Ferron Creek. The presence of a Communication Site atop the peak and a Gravel Pit near Wrigley Spring indicates the intersection of resource management and modern infrastructure in this remote mountainous region during the early 21st century.

Water distribution is a primary feature of the geography, visible in the network of springs and reservoirs like Wrigley Springs Reservoir and Blue Lake that feed into rugged canyons such as Greens Canyon and The Box Canyon. To the south, the densely timbered area known as The Pines sits above East Fork Box Canyon, illustrating the varied forest cover and high-plateau environment that defined this part of the Wasatch Plateau before subsequent landscape shifts.