Cinder Cone Snow Canyon State Park

1936

2005

Description:

Plate 734X. Cinder Cone Snow Canyon State Park 1934 – 2005 Viewed southwest to one of the cinder cones in Snow Canyon State Park. A new trail has been built to the top of the cinder cone. Sagebrush has declined in the foreground while cheatgrass has increased. Pinyon and juniper have increased in the distance. Other shrubs include silver sage, Mormon tea, and rubber rabbitbrush.

Photo Information:

U.S. Forest Service photograph (303943) taken by Reed Bailey in 1934; retake by Darrell McMahon on August 4, 2004 - - Photo No. DM-40-30. Original photograph held by the Utah Historical Society, Reed W. Bailey Collection (Box 3), Salt Lake City, UT.

Vegetative Community:

Pinyon, Juniper, Sagebrush

Location:

South West: Section 2, Range 16 West, Township 41 South; UTM 267546 E, 4125951 N; elevation 4,525 ft.

January 2018