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1968 Map of Grover Canyon

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Grover Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Pocatello Valley dominates the western half of this Idaho-Utah borderlands survey, providing a broad, flat expanse that contrasts sharply with the high elevations of the Samaria Mountains to the east. The settlement of Ridgedale is situated along the valley floor, while the rugged mountain terrain is carved by a complex network of drainages including Samaria Canyon, Mine Canyon, and Elevator Canyon.

Water sources are scarce but critical in this arid high-country environment, marked by Anderson Spring and Dry Pine Spring. The drainage pattern is well-defined by the Left Fork and Right Fork of Dry Pine Canyon, which eventually feed toward Samaria Creek. A single Jeep Trail traverses the central mountains, suggesting the limited accessibility of the range during the late 1960s. The map clearly delineates the political boundary between Oneida Co in Idaho and Box Elder Co in Utah, showing how local topography ignores these man-made lines.