2017 Map of Bitter Creek Well

About this map

Utaline sits at the high-desert borderlands between Utah and Colorado, where the Colorado River carves through the southern reaches of this landscape near Ruby Canyon. The terrain is defined by complex drainage systems and escarpments, including the Zion Curtain and the Western Rim, which separate high flats like May Flat from the deeper canyon floors. In the northern portion of the map, the Bitter Creek Well serves as a lone named waypoint in a region of dry washes such as San Arroyo Wash and Bryson Wash. This 2017 survey reveals the intersection of early ranching and resource-extraction geography with modern infrastructure, as the Interstate corridors navigate the natural obstacles formed by Castle Rocks and Knowles Canyon. The map records a sparsely populated but geographically distinct frontier, where the Stateline road and the Mac Intyre Cutoff trace paths through the high Grand Valley.