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1950 Map of Page Ranch

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Page Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Old Irontown (Historic Site) stands as a focal point of early industrial history in the high country of the Dixie National Forest. This survey, based on 1948 aerial photography with 1970s updates, documents the transition from early pioneer iron works to large-scale modern extraction, visible at the Columbia Steel Mine and Blowout Pit on Iron Mountain. The landscape is a network of mid-century cattle operations and water sources, including Page Ranch, Grants Ranch, and the high-altitude The Dairy.

Transport is dominated by the Union Pacific rail line serving the mining district, while the rugged terrain is defined by the Pine Valley Mountains and Harmony Mountains. Water management is evident through features like Paradise Reservoir and numerous named springs like Lockeridge Spring and Paradise Spring, which supported livestock and settlement along Little Pinto Creek across the Iron and Washington County line.