2020 Map of Portage

About this map

The Malad Valley floor transitions into the high ridges of the Caribou National Forest in this 2020 topographic record. The valley floor is defined by the meandering Malad River and the engineered irrigation of the Samaria Lake Canal, supporting the agricultural settlements of Portage, Washakie, and Plymouth. For genealogists and local historians, the map identifies specific sacred and burial sites including the Northwestern Shoshoni Tribal Cem near Washakie and the Early Plymouth Cem tucked against the hills. To the east, the landscape rises dramatically toward Clarkston Mtn and Gunsight Peak, carved by numerous drainages such as Castlegate Canyon and Old Quigley Canyon. This modern survey documents the contemporary interface between established Mormon corridor communities and the preserved wilderness along the Box Elder and Cache County line.