6 Miscellaneous Circular 71, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 



aspen, the forest contains an unusually small proportion of land 

 bearing evergreen forests. The amount of timber is now very small, 

 as this region has been subjected to long-continued and severe cut- 

 ting, since all of it is easily accessible and the neighboring valleys 



Fig. 5 — A.— The Markagunt Plateau (Dixie National Forest) is characterized by stands of western 

 yellow pine of varying density. B.— From densely timbered plateau tops the Powell National 

 Forest drops down sheer lava cliffs to broken country timbered mainly with western yellow pine. 

 C— In the Tushar Range (Fishlake National Forest) the plateau is buried in deep flows of light- 

 colored eruptive rocks forming bold, barren peaks. D.— Fishlake National Forest lies on a series 

 of more or less broken plateaus whose slopes are marked by much open land and scattered patches 

 of timber. E.— The Pine Valley Mountains are volcanic uplifts, on which are concentrated most 

 of the scant timber stands of the western division of the Dixie Forest. F.— In parts of the Fish- 

 lake National Forest the plateaus are flat and bear stands of timber interspersed among openings 



have been settled for many years. Under protection, however, a 

 vigorous new stand is rapidly developing. 



The Bear River Range extends southward from the Cache National 

 Forest, but neither there nor on the northern spur of the Wasatch 



