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1963 Map of Hanksville

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Hanksville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Hanksville serves as the central hub of this arid landscape, situated at the confluence where the Fremont River and Muddy Creek join to form the Dirty Devil River. The map illustrates a mid-century aviation and communication footprint, featuring the South Hanksville Airport, the Hanksville Landing Field, and a prominent Radio Facility. To the east, the terrain transitions into the San Rafael Desert and the labyrinthine Robbers Roost Canyon, areas historically defined by their isolation.

Water management in this desert environment is evidenced by several remote impoundments such as the Meadow Gulch Reservoir and Beef Hollow Reservoir. The topography is marked by dramatic elevation changes, from the heights of Wild Horse Mesa to the depths of the Hell Hole Swale. Surveyed in cooperation with the Atomic Energy Commission, the map also records early industrial exploration via several Oil Wells and a Mine scattered through the surrounding draws and basins.