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2017 Map of Flanigan Arch

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Flanigan Arch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Dixie National Forest covers the high-altitude terrain of Iron County, where the Colorado Plateau meets the Great Basin. This landscape is defined by its dramatic verticality, as seen in the steep descent from Summit Mtn and Sugarloaf Mtn toward the drainage basins below. The geological complexity of the area is highlighted by the presence of Flanigan Arch, located near Arch Canyon in the southern portion of the quadrangle.

Surface water is sparse and concentrated in seasonal flows like Pickering Cr and Coal Cr, which have carved deep features such as Maple Canyon and Hells Canyon. Human activity is primarily recreational and seasonal, evidenced by the extensive network of the High Mountain Snowmobile Trail and the Potato Hollow Trail. These routes follow the high ridges like Windy Ridge, providing access across this difficult environment before the roads drop into the basins of Martins Flat and Whiskey Hollow.