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1952 Map of Scipio North

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Scipio North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Scipio sits at the southern edge of this central Utah landscape, situated where the valley floor meets the rising peaks of the Fishlake National Forest. The geography is defined by the sharp contrast between the high summits of Wild Horse Peak and Fool Peak to the west and the riparian corridor of the Sevier River to the east. The river’s flow is captured by the Yuba Dam, forming the northern reaches of the Sevier Bridge Reservoir.

Evidence of early water management is visible in the Scipio Canal (Depression) and the marshy areas known as The Meadows. Transportation and industry during this era were anchored by the Union Pacific railroad line and a series of Mills near Chicken Creek. The map documents a rugged terrain carved by numerous canyons, including Wide Canyon and Hardscrabble Canyon, which provided drainage and access routes for high-country grazing and early mining efforts like the local Quarry.