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1967 Map of Thistle

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

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Thistle rail junction and its surrounding canyon landscape are centered in this late 1960s study, where the Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad winds through Spanish Fork Canyon. This area marks a critical infrastructure point where the Thistle Substation and a Gaging Station serve the narrow corridor between the Uinta National Forest and the Manti-La Sal National Forest.

The terrain is defined by a complex network of drainages and springs, including Coffeepot Creek and the remote Smiths Reservoir. For local historians and genealogists, the map preserves the original locations of named water sources like Jumpup Spring, Barney Spring, and Lookout Spring before later landscape-altering events changed the canyon floor. Numerous trails and pack trails crisscross the ridges, connecting points like The Narrows to the high ground of the Sky High Spring area.