1998 Map of Mountain Dell

About this map

The Mormon Pioneers trail corridor serves as the historic backbone of this mountain terrain east of Salt Lake City, tracing a path through Emigration Canyon and over Big Mountain Pass. This late-1990s revision by the Forest Service highlights the intersection of pioneer history and modern recreation within the Wasatch National Forest. Notable commemorative sites like the Ephraim Hanks Station Pony Express Marker and the Mountain Dell Station Historic Marker provide tangible links to the 19th-century mail and migration routes. The landscape is further defined by the management of water resources, anchored by the Little Dell Reservoir and Mountain Dell Reservoir at the base of Little Mountain. While Pinecrest represents the residential footprint, the vast majority of the map focuses on protected research and recreation zones like the Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area and the Mountain Dell Golf Course.