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1950 Map of Soldiers Pass

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Soldiers Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Utah Lake defines the eastern shoreline of this 1950 survey, where the water meets the steep eastern slopes of the Lake Mountains. The landscape is a study in vertical geography, rising from the lake level to high-altitude landmarks like Enoch Divide and the evocatively named Hells Kitchen. Human activity is primarily industrial and transit-oriented, evidenced by a Mine Tunnel in the northern canyons and a Pumice Pit near Soldiers Pass.

South along the lake edge, the map identifies the Mosida (Site), marking the remains of an early 20th-century irrigation-based settlement effort. Further inland, the western slopes descend into the Cedar Valley, while the central ridges are broken by numerous named drainages such as Mercer Canyon and Pfeiffer Canyon. This topographical record preserves the state of the land after the mid-century plane-table surveys, documenting mining interests like the Clay Pit and the rugged passes used by early travelers.