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1983 Map of Sugarloaf

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Sugarloaf
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

West Hills and Long Ridge dominate the central topography of this 1980s Utah survey, creating a natural divide between Dog Valley and Juab Valley. The drainage patterns here are well-defined by numerous steep-walled cuts including Cazier Canyon, Government Canyon, and Hall Canyon, which channel seasonal water eastward toward the valley floor. Water sources such as Government Spring and Orme Spring provided vital points of utility in this arid environment, likely serving local livestock operations or early range management needs.

Evidence of historical activity and surveying is grounded in features like Sugarloaf and the transit of West Creek along the base of the ridges. The eastern edge of the map shows the transition into the broader Juab Valley near Levan Ridge, where the terrain begins to level out. This provisional edition preserves the precise landforms and natural landmarks of Juab County during the early 1980s, documenting the area's physical geography before modern landscape alterations.