Pine Valley
1939
2004
Description:
Plate 775X. Pine Valley 1939 – 2004 Viewed southeast to the Pine Valley Mountains. The photopoint is in the Mountain View Administration Site horse pasture - - see Plates 695x to 697x, and as such was interseeded with crested wheatgrass in 1936. Mountain big sage has declined, as crested wheatgrass has increased. Pinyon and juniper have increased, as have ponderosa pine, white fir, spruce, and mountain brush.
Photo Information:
U.S. Forest Service photograph (394501) taken on September 1, 1939; retake by Darrell McMahon on August 15, 2004 - - Photo No. DM-57-20. Original photograph held by Utah State Historical Society, Reed W. Bailey Collection (Box 15), Salt Lake City, UT.
Vegetative Community:
Sagebrush, Dry Meadow, Pinyon, Juniper, Conifer, Mountain Brush
Location:
South West: Section 23, Range 15 West, Township 39 South; UTM 278345 E, 4140745 N; elevation 6,587 ft.