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1963 Map of Fort Douglas

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Fort Douglas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Fort Douglas and the University of Utah anchor the eastern edge of Salt Lake City, where the urban grid meets the steep slopes of the Wasatch National Forest. This era of development shows the city's expansion into the foothills, including the purple-tinted additions of University Village and the Veterans Hospital. The map documents a complex landscape of public and institutional land use, from the sprawling City Cemetery and its neighboring Catholic Cem and Jewish Cem, to the protected lands of the Fort Douglas Military Reservation.

Canyons like Red Butte Canyon and Emigration Creek provide critical drainage and resource corridors, with the Red Butte Reservoir tucked into the terrain. High peaks such as Grandview Peak and Black Mountain rise above the valley, while the northern edge captures the growth of Bountiful near Mueller Park. Traces of earlier industrial activity are still visible in the mountains at the Burro Mine and Treasure Box Mine.