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1967 Map of Rays Valley

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Rays Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Uinta National Forest landscape shown here in the late 1960s is defined by a dense network of high ridges and deep canyons centered on Rays Valley. The mapping reflects a rugged backcountry character where transportation is limited to a Jeep Trail or Pack Trail, used to navigate between remote landmarks like Teat Mountain and Red Mountain. A series of perennial streams—numbered sequentially from First Water Creek up through Sixth Water Creek—drain into the Diamond Fork river system.

Evidence of human activity is concentrated at site-specific points such as the First Water Cabin and the Drill Hole located near First Water Spring. Recreation-seekers in this era frequented the Coal Mine Campground and Three Forks Campground, situated at the convergence of several major drainages. The topography is meticulously detailed, showing steep elevation changes from Miller Ridge down into Cottonwood Canyon and Oak Spring Canyon.