2023 Map of Hogup Bar

About this map

Sinks of Dove Creek mark a distinctive hydrological point in this arid landscape, where the waters of Dove Creek vanish into the basin floor. This 2023 survey of the Hogup Mountains region of Box Elder County illustrates a remote network of ranch and access roads that follow the contours of the desert terrain. The presence of Old Railroad Grade Rd highlights the corridor of the First Transcontinental Railroad's original route, a critical piece of nineteenth-century infrastructure that once bypassed the Great Salt Lake to the north. Travel through this area is defined by strategic crossings like Big Pass and the winding Board Ranch Rd. Local history is embedded in the nomenclature of the landscape, from the utilitarian Government Well Rd to the secluded Hogup Cabin Rd and the prominent Crocodile Mountain Rd.