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1952 Map of Mancos Mesa, 1960 Print
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1952 Map of Mancos Mesa

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The Colorado River carves a deep boundary along the western edge of this remote high-desert landscape in San Juan and Garfield counties. Surveyed in the early 1950s using aerial photography, the map reveals a wilderness of massive landforms including the expansive Mancos Mesa and the distinctively named Chocolate Drop. Along the river's path, navigators faced the Ticaboo No 1 Rapids and Ticaboo No 2 Rapids, while the presence of a Landing Strip and Good Hope Bar suggests the era's scattered mining and exploration activity. Massive drainage systems like Red Canyon, Blue Canyon, and Moki Canyon dominate the topography, illustrating the complex erosion patterns that define this stretch of the Utah canyonlands before the significant changes brought by later regional developments.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1952
Date Published1960
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:62500
Physical Dimensions17 x 20.8 inches

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain