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2001 Map of Warner Lake

Name: 2001 Topographic Map of Warner Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2004
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2004

About this map

The Manti-La Sal National Forest dominates this landscape at the start of the 21st century, revealing a high-altitude wilderness defined by massive landforms and historical conflict. Within the Pinhook Valley, the Pinhook Battleground marks a significant site of the 1881 conflict between settlers and Ute Indians. To the east, the remains of the mining era are preserved at Miners Basin and near Bachelor Basin, tucked into the northern slopes of the La Sal Mountains.

The terrain is sharply divided between the deep Castle Valley and the sheer verticality of the Porcupine Rim. Vital water sources like Warner Lake and Oowah Lake provide focal points for the high forest, while the prominent Round Mountain and Adobe Mesa serve as distinctive landmarks for surveyors and modern explorers. This survey also records the infrastructure of the era, from several Communication Towers to the Gaging Station on Castle Creek.