White Reef
1922
2004
Description:
Plate 662X. White Reef 1922 – 2004 Viewed southeast from White Reef to Leeds, Utah. Plates 659x, 660, 661x, and 662x form a panorama. Leeds Creek is below the photopoint, while Grapevine Wash is in the distance. Woody riparian vegetation has increased, as have pinyon and juniper in the distance. Shrubs include Mormon tea, blackbrush, cliff rose, skunk brush, creosote bush, and indigo bush. Cheatgrass and galleta grass are also common.
Photo Information:
Original photograph taken by Hess (No. 1028) on May 29, 1922; retake by Darrell McMahon on May 12, 2004 - - Photo No. DM-8-22. Original photograph held by the U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library, Denver, CO.
Vegetative Community:
Riparian, Pinyon, Juniper, Dry Meadow
Location:
South West: Section 12, Range 14 West, Township 41 South; UTM 288927 E, 4123922 N; elevation 3,644 ft.