1988 Map of Baking Skillet Knoll

About this map

Burr Desert dominates the landscape of this 1988 provisional survey, showing a remote section of the Utah high country where the border between Wayne and Garfield Counties meets. The map documents a rugged drainage system defined by deep incisions like Beaver Canyon and the winding course of Poison Spring Wash. The topography shifts from the flat expanses of the desert to the elevated Poison Spring Benches in the south, where the terrain falls away into the complex network of Poison Spring Canyon. Significant landmarks such as Baking Skillet Knoll and the narrow corridor of the Swale provide navigational anchors in an area where water sources are vital but scarce, represented here by isolated points like Pool Spring and Dell Seep. This map is essential for understanding the hydrological patterns of Granite Wash and Butler Wash before modern environmental changes.