1961 Map of Mountain Dell

About this map

The Mormon Pioneers Route of Donner-Reed Party cuts across this high-country landscape, tracing the difficult path through Emigration Canyon and over Big Mountain Pass. This 1961 field-checked survey highlights the convergence of historic migration trails and mid-century utility infrastructure, including a prominent Pipeline and a Pumping Station near the Mountain Dell Reservoir. The map documents early frontier history alongside 20th-century recreational and civic developments, such as the Geo Washington Memorial Grove and the Mountain Dell Golf Course. Local history is marked by the Ephraim Hanks Station Pony Express Marker and the site of Camp Grant, while the northern portion of the quadrangle remains largely dominated by the Wasatch National Forest and the peaks of the Sessions Mountains. From the small settlement at Pinecrest to the edge of the Fort Douglas Military Res, the map records a transition from rugged mountain passes to the managed lands bordering the Salt Lake valley.