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2011 Map of Cisco Springs

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Cisco Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Book Cliffs dominate the upper half of this Utah landscape, where the high desert terrain falls away toward the basin of Death Valley. This era of the 21st century reveals a landscape managed for water and transit, defined by several reservoirs including Holding Pond, Twin Pond, and the evocatively named Dead Sheep Pond. The drainage network is complex, featuring Cisco Wash and Strychnine Wash, which feed into the wider basin from the surrounding heights.

Evidence of ranching and land use appears in the naming of features such as Corral Point, Corral Canyon, and the Corral Canyon Bench. Navigation across this arid expanse is facilitated by Bakers Reservoir Rd and Cottonwood Rd, connecting the remote Cisco Springs area to the larger region of Grand County. The topography is further punctuated by distinctive landmarks like Bread Knolls and the steep rise of Windy Mesa in the southwest.