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1969 Map of Moroni Peak

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Moroni Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Awapa Plateau dominates the high-country landscape of Wayne County on this 1960s survey, defined by its complex network of seasonal drainages and livestock-watering infrastructure. The terrain is marked by distinctive geological formations like Moroni Peak and Elsies Nipple, rising above the high flats. A series of earthen structures including Cameron Reservoir, Long Hollow Reservoir, and Flat Top Reservoir suggest the area's importance for range management and irrigation in a dry environment.

The map details a primitive transportation network consisting of a solitary Jeep Trail threading through Sage Flat. Named topographic features like Bullhead Bench and Big Rocks provide orientation points across a landscape of alternating hollows and flats, such as Big Hollow and Blackburn Hollow. This survey captures the remote character of the Utah high plateau before significant modern development altered the ranching and resource patterns of the region.