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2017 Map of Mount Powell

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Mount Powell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The High Uintas wilderness along the border of Summit and Duchesne counties is defined by a landscape of alpine basins and soaring peaks. This 2017 survey details the complex glacial geography of the Wasatch National Forest and Ashley National Forest, where the prominent rock formation of Red Castle towers over Lower Red Castle Lake and its neighboring tarns. The map illustrates a high-altitude network of foot travel and resource management, anchored by the Uinta Highline trail as it traverses significant terrain markers like Wilson Peak and Mount Powell.

Strategic mountain crossings like Smiths Fork Pass, Porcupine Pass, and Anderson Pass near S Kings Peak indicate the historical importance of these routes for early survey teams and modern wilderness navigation. Water systems are mapped with precision, tracing the headwaters of the E Fork Smiths Fork and the Yellowstone Creek, which drain the numerous lakes such as Lake Blanchard and Kings Lake nestled in these high basins.