2010 Map of Cedar Mesa South

About this map

Cedar Mesa dominates this high-altitude landscape in San Juan County, where the desert plateau drops precipitously into the red rock formations of the Valley of the Gods. The 2010 topography shows the precarious engineering of the Moki Dugway, a series of steep switchbacks carved into the cliffside to connect the mesa top with the valley floor below. Near the base of this descent lies Lees Ranch, a rare point of named habitation in an otherwise austere environment. The map captures the transition from the flat expanses of Polly Mesa to the intricate drainage systems of Johns Canyon and the West Fork Lime Creek. Notable landmarks like the Lady in the Bathtub rock formation highlight the unique erosional features that define this corner of the Colorado Plateau.