2011 Map of Avon

About this map

Avon sits within the broad, open expanse of the Escalante Desert in this 2011 topographic record of Iron County. The landscape is defined by its rectilinear grid of roads, most notably the diagonal trajectory of the Lund Hwy which cuts across the arid basin. Hydrological features like Iron Springs Creek and Dick Palme Wash provide clues to the drainage patterns of this high desert region. The settlement of Avon is situated at the intersection of local routes including 13300 W and 15200 N, showing the late 20th-century and early 21st-century rural development pattern common in the Intermountain West, where large, sparsely populated tracts are managed through a systematic road network.