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1970 Map of Pinedale

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Pinedale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Sitgreaves National Forest dominates this topographic study of the Colorado Plateau, revealing a landscape defined by its timber and livestock history. The settlement of Pinedale serves as a focal point, supported by vital water infrastructure like the Pinedale Spring and dozens of livestock tanks, such as Turkey Lake and Henry's Tank. These water sources were essential for ranching in a terrain marked by deep erosional features like Dodson Wash and Mortensen Wash.

Transportation and resource extraction patterns are visible through the Old Railroad Grade and an area of highway under construction near Juniper Point. Local administration and fire management are represented by the Ranger Station and the Juniper Ridge Lookout Tower. For family historians, the presence of the Cem near the vanished Thistle Hollow and the scattered named landmarks like Whiting Tank and Louis Tank provide specific points of reference for early 20th-century Navajo County land use.