NEW MAPS HELP CHART GEOLOGIC FEATURES OF UINTAS
deseretnews.com
Two new geologic maps near Vernal have been released by the Utah Geological Survey, providing information that will help land-use managers and others chart geologic hazards and resources on the south flank of the Uinta Mountains.
“The Dry Fork and Steinaker quadrangles contain some of the most scenic and geologically diverse landscapes in the southern Uintas,” said Doug Sprinkel, a geologist with the survey. “These quandrangles reflect that diversity and provide basic geologic information for the popular Steinaker Reservoir, the Red Cloud Loop Drive, and the spectacular Flaming Gorge-Uintas National Scenic Byway.”
The Uinta Mountains feature Kings Peak, Utah’s highest point, and are the setting for recreation, tourism, timber harvesting, mining and grazing. They are also an important source of drinking and irrigation water for residents of the Uintah Basin and surrounding areas.
