Brian Head

Description:

Plate 1126X. Brian Head 1937 – 2005 Viewed north from Brian Head. Plates 1126x, 1127x, and 1128x form a panorama. Many of the mature spruce have recently been killed by insects and disease, and some have been salvaged logged. The roads and watertank in the retake are part of the Brian Head ski development.

Photo Information:

Original photograph taken by J.C. Anderson (No. 37) in 1937; retake by Charles E. Kay on September 4, 2005 - - Photo No. 5556-21A. Original photograph held by the U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library, Denver, CO.

Vegetative Community:

Conifer

South West: Section 12, Range 9 West, Township 36 South; UTM 338700 E, 4171900 N; elevation 11,300 ft.