2020 Map of Collet Top

About this map

Kaiparowits Plateau and its dramatic Straight Cliffs dominate this portion of the high desert, where deep drainage systems have carved a complex labyrinth of sandstone. The high point at Collet Top provides an orienting landmark above a series of named ravines, including Left Hand Collet Canyon and Lower Trail Canyon. This landscape reveals a long history of cattle-country nomenclature, seen in features like Horse Canyon, Steer Canyon, and Cigar Creek Canyon. Rare water sources in this arid environment are noted at Circle Spring and along Willow Gulch. The map illustrates the extreme topography of the western plateau edge, where massive landforms like Window Sash Bench stand isolated between deep canyons such as Button Canyon and Rogers Canyon.