{"product_id":"old-map-of-brian-head-utah-by-usgs-1958-cedar-breaks-national-monument-parowan-valley","title":"Old Map of Brian Head, Utah by USGS, 1958 – Cedar Breaks National Monument \u0026 Parowan Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1960 from 1958 survey work, the USGS topographical map titled “Cedar Breaks” captures one of southern Utah’s most dramatic high-country landscapes at a scale of 1:62,500. Centered on Brian Head and the surrounding uplands of Iron County, the map presents a richly detailed portrait of terrain shaped by elevation, erosion, forest, and volcanic history. Its subject is the remarkable country around Cedar Breaks National Monument, where a vast natural amphitheater cuts into the western edge of the Markagunt Plateau. The title itself evokes the region’s defining spectacle: vividly eroded cliffs, hoodoos, ridges, and bowls descending from alpine heights toward valleys and drainage corridors below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe United States Geological Survey brought to this map the disciplined visual language that made its topographic series indispensable to explorers, engineers, land managers, and outdoor travelers. Founded in 1879, the USGS became the nation’s foremost authority on systematic landscape mapping, translating complex geology and terrain into legible, standardized cartography. Here, closely spaced contour lines describe the steep rise toward Brian Head and the broken escarpments around Cedar Breaks, while gentler intervals reveal valleys, meadows, and forested slopes. Roads, trails, drainage lines, and vegetation zones are rendered with clarity, giving the map both scientific precision and an understated elegance characteristic of mid-century federal cartography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian Head, now widely associated with skiing and mountain recreation, appears in its broader geographic setting: a high-elevation landmark amid ridges, peaks, timbered slopes, and volcanic terrain. The map emphasizes the physical drama that makes the area distinctive, from summit country and unnamed crests to the descent toward Parowan Valley. Lava Lake and smaller drainage features speak to the region’s geological complexity, where volcanic activity, sedimentary erosion, and alpine weathering have all left their mark. The contouring gives an immediate sense of ascent and exposure, inviting the eye to trace routes over passes, along ridgelines, and through forested basins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCedar Breaks National Monument is the cartographic and scenic heart of the sheet, represented not as a mere label but as a topographic phenomenon. Its amphitheater-like formation, carved from brightly colored limestone, shale, and sandstone, lies at elevations exceeding 10,000 feet, where snow, frost, and seasonal runoff continually reshape the cliffs. Though the map’s symbols are spare, they suggest a landscape of extraordinary verticality and visual contrast: dense green forest bordering abrupt breaks, high plateaus giving way to eroded walls, and open country punctuated by minor roads and trails. It is a landscape balanced between wilderness, recreation, and scientific fascination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical record, this 1958–1960 map preserves Cedar Breaks and Brian Head at a moment before the fullest modern expansion of resort infrastructure and recreational development. Its roads and trails reveal access patterns of the late 1950s, while its treatment of forests, open areas, and monument boundaries offers a valuable comparison point for later conservation and land-use history. The map belongs to an era when USGS topographic sheets were essential companions for fieldwork, travel, forestry, and public-land management. Today, its appeal lies not only in its utility, but in the way it distills a rugged Utah landscape into a beautifully ordered visual system of contours, color, and place names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrian Head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCedar Breaks National Monument\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParowan Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIron County\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious unnamed peaks and ridges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLava Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral minor roads and trails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForested areas within the surrounding landscape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the United States Geological Survey (USGS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical 1:62,500 scale topographical map of Brian Head, Utah, and the surrounding area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDated 1958, with a publication date of 1960\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses a typical USGS standard layout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows detailed contour lines and shaded relief to indicate elevation changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor coding illustrates vegetation and land use, including forests and open areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighlights varied elevations, mountain ranges, valleys, and other topographically rich terrain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents a historical view of the Cedar Breaks area in the late 1950s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUseful for comparing past and present land use, development, and conservation changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistinctive color palette and contour lines support outdoor navigation and exploration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/fr\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003eSee personalised map examples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. 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