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2023 Map of Golden Spike Monument

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Golden Spike Monument
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Promontory Summit serves as the focal point for this landscape, marking the historic convergence point within the North Promontory Mountains. The map illustrates a modern infrastructure of heritage tourism, dominated by the Golden Spike Loop and the West Auto Tour Route, which follow the alignment of the late 19th-century transcontinental rail path. These routes navigate through the distinctive drainage of Promontory Hollow and past the high elevation of Kings Pass.

Southward, the terrain transitions into the broader Promontory Mountains and the arid expanse of Rozel Flat. Water sources are notably scarce in this high desert environment, with Mud Springs and various ephemeral drainages like North Cold Water Canyon and South Cold Water Canyon providing the primary geographical breaks in the topography. The presence of Pipeline Point indicates the modern utility corridors that now traverse these ancient ridges and flats.