2014 Map of Burr Point

About this map

Burr Point and the remote settlement of Gilex overlook a deeply carved landscape along the border of Wayne and Garfield Counties. The serpentine path of the Dirty Devil River dominates the topography, winding through vertical-walled features like Twin Corral Box Canyon and Sams Mesa Box Canyon. These geological formations represent the extreme high desert environment, where flat mesas such as Sams Mesa and Bert Mesa provide a sharp contrast to the surrounding depressions of Adobe Swale and the Burr Desert. Primitive travel routes, including Dell Seep Rd and Poison Springs Wash Rd, suggest the sparse human footprint in this area. A single water source, Sams Mesa Spring, is marked on the eastern plateau, illustrating the limited resources available in this high-altitude terrain. The map captures the complex drainage systems of Happy Canyon and Poison Spring Canyon as they contribute to the regional watershed of the Colorado River basin.