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1952 Map of Notom 2 SE

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Notom 2 SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Fruita sits as a quiet settlement at the junction of Sulphur Creek and the Fremont River in this early 1950s survey of the Utah canyonlands. The landscape is dominated by the sharp verticality of the Capitol Reef National Monument and the adjacent Fish Lake National Forest. This mapping effort records the complex geological layers and erosional forms of the region, including named landmarks like The Moenkopi and Twin Rocks.

A single primary road, identified as 24, provides the only major thoroughfare through this labyrinthine topography. The map illustrates a moment before significant development, showing the isolated nature of the small orchards and farmsteads near the river. High-elevation features like Whetney Flat and Cooks are documented with precise contour intervals, capturing the transition from the river valley to the surrounding plateaus during a period when these desert reaches were primarily accessible via unimproved tracks.