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2023 Map of Indianola

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Indianola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Indianola serves as a central anchor in this high-altitude landscape where the Wasatch Range meets the canyonlands of central Utah. The map reveals a transition from the structured residential roads of Black Hawk and the Indian Hollow area to the primitive trails of the Manti-La Sal National Forest. Steep ridges such as Long Ridge and Beehive Ridge dominate the topography, carved by the headwaters of the San Pitch River and numerous forks of Thistle Creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find value in the location of the Spencer Cem and the naming of family-related landmarks like Hjorth Canyon and Lasson Spring. The density of named ridges and hollows, from Poison Ridge to Snail Hollow, reflects a landscape deeply mapped for its drainage systems and natural barriers. This modern survey documents the contemporary extent of rural settlements like Red Cliff against the enduring wilderness of the national forest boundary.