1980 Map of Mount Belknap

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Fish Lake National Forest spans the high peaks of the Tushar Mountains in this 1980 survey, where the border of Piute and Beaver Counties follows the dramatic ridgelines. The map documents a high-altitude mining and water management landscape, featuring the historic mining site at Lower Kimberly and the Grasshopper Mine situated near Upper Kimberly. Significant peaks including Mount Belknap, Mount Baldy, and Gold Mountain dominate the center of the sheet, providing the watershed for critical infrastructure like the Indian Creek Reservoir and Manderfield Reservoir. The presence of several unnamed mines near Bullion Pasture and Bullion Canyon reflects the region's mineral extraction history, while a network of pack and jeep trails suggests a landscape transitioning from heavy industry to mountain recreation by the late twentieth century.