2023 Map of Ovid

About this map

Bear Lake Valley serves as the central pastoral corridor of this quadrangle, where high-altitude agricultural life is anchored by a string of small settlements and their accompanying burial grounds. The communities of Ovid, Lanark, Liberty, Bern, and Sharon follow the edge of the Bear River Range, each maintaining its own distinct legacy through sites like the Ovid Cem and Lanark Cem. The western edge of the map transitions into the steep, timbered slopes of the Cache National Forest, carved by deep drainage systems including Miles Canyon and Morgan Canyon. Water management is central to this high desert landscape, evidenced by the Little Valley Reservoir and numerous named springs such as Crystal Spring and Sago Spring. The map documents a network of local roads, from Old Mill Rd to Sharon Loop, that trace the historic land use patterns of this Bear Lake County region.