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2021 Map of Craig Canyon

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Craig Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Death Valley National Park and the vast alkali flats of the Saline Valley dominate this arid landscape in the early 2020s. The topography is defined by the dramatic rise of the Inyo Mountains and the White- Inyo Range, where steep drainages like Hunter Canyon and Beveridge Canyon cut through the high slopes. These canyons reflect a classic Great Basin drainage pattern, shedding water toward the interior basin of Salt Lake and across the Mojave Desert floor.

Surface water is ephemeral, represented by features such as Willow Cr and the wide Waucoba Wash, which feeds into the valley floor near The Dunes. The map also captures the meeting point of distinct geological provinces, with the Nelson Range rising to the southeast and the deep incisions of Daisy Canyon and San Lucas Canyon marking the transition from high mountain peaks to the sunken desert valley.