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1951 Map of Page Ranch

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Page Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Old Irontown (Historic Site) and its surrounding Ruins anchor the northern landscape of this map, reflecting the mid-19th-century efforts to establish an iron industry in southern Utah. This industrial activity is further evidenced by the concentrated mining infrastructure near Iron Mountain, including the Columbia Steel Mine and the Blowout Pit connected by the Union Pacific railroad. The map highlights a remote ranching economy, with properties such as Page Ranch, Grants Ranch, and Upper Grants Ranch scattered along the drainages.

Water management is central to life here, with Paradise Reservoir and numerous sources like Lockeridge Spring and Cottonwood Spring providing vital resources within the Dixie National Forest. The transition from the flat terrain of Richie Flat to the high elevations of the Harmony Mountains and Pine Valley Mountains is captured through detailed contour work, documenting the isolated trails and mountain peaks like Pinto Pk and Rencher Pk before modern development altered the region.