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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) Ruins stand as a silent testament to early industrial efforts in southern Utah, situated along the banks of Little Pinto Creek. This mid-century survey captures a landscape defined by the extraction of iron ore and the persistence of remote ranching outposts. To the northeast, the Union Pacific railroad services a cluster of heavy industrial sites including the Columbia Steel Mine, the Colorado Mine, and a significant Blowout Pit on Iron Mountain.

Central to the sheet is the high-elevation grazing land of Richie Flat and the eponymous Page Ranch. The map traces the transition from the Harmony Mountains into the Pine Valley Mts, where water sources like Paradise Spring and Lockeridge Spring were vital for the isolated settlements of Grants Ranch and The Dairy. The presence of the Pine Valley Trail suggests the continuing importance of traditional overland routes through the Dixie National Forest.