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1964 Map of Heiners Creek

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Heiners Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Union Pacific railroad line carves a major transportation corridor through this high-elevation landscape, following the path of Echo Canyon in the mid-1960s. This survey, updated with late-twentieth-century revisions, documents the rugged geography along the border of Morgan Co and Summit Co. The map highlights a series of complex drainages including Heiners Creek, the Left Fork, and the South Fork, which create a deeply dissected terrain of canyons and hollows.

Water sources are vital markers in this arid environment, noted by numerous labels for Spring locations and specifically named sites like Spring Emory. While industrial and modern infrastructure is limited, the presence of a Radio Facility and several water tanks suggests the utility of these high ridges. Local history is etched into the landscape through names like Sawmill Canyon and Little Sawmill Canyon, which hint at earlier resource extraction, and the broad expanse of Grass Valley to the south.