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1971 Map of Lookout Pass

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Lookout Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Pony Express Road traverses the northern section of this landscape, marking a vital historical corridor through the high desert of Tooele County. The Site of Lookout Pass Pony Express Station sits at the summit of Lookout Pass, providing a specific anchor for researchers of mid-19th-century mail routes. This 1970s topographic record shows the transition from the Onaqui Mts in the north to the Sheeprock Mountains in the south, much of which is protected within the Wasatch National Forest.

The terrain is defined by deep drainages like Red Pine Canyon and Log Canyon that cut through the steep slopes of Red Pine Mountain. Evidence of early land use and resource extraction is scattered across the quadrangle, from the Graves mine site near the pass to the Stepladder Trough in the eastern flats of Rush Valley. This map preserves the remote character of the region, documenting isolated water sources like Hill Spring and Coyote Spring and several unnamed prospects that speak to the area's mining history.