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2021 Map of Fishtail Mesa

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

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Fishtail Mesa dominates this Coconino County landscape, where the plateaus of the Kaibab National Forest drop into the deep gorges of Grand Canyon National Park. The Colorado River carves through the southern portion of the map, marked by formidable white water at Fishtail Rapids and Doris Rapid. This river corridor is a primary focus of the topography, featuring the tight constriction at Granite Narrows and the vertical drama of Deer Creek Falls.

Evidence of the region's complex geological drainage is found in the deep incisions of Fishtail Canyon and Hundred and Forty Mile Canyon. Notable landmarks such as Keyhole Natural Bridge and the broad Olo Mesa illustrate the diversity of landforms. For those tracing the history of desert travel, the map preserves the location of essential water sources like Indian Hollow Spring and Hualapai Spring, as well as the remote Colorado River Trl.