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2020 Map of Golden Throne

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Golden Throne
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Capitol Reef National Park and the surrounding wilderness of the Dixie National Forest define this 2020 landscape in southern Utah. The map details the complex geology of the Waterpocket Fold, a massive earth-wrinkle where high points like the Golden Throne and Ferns Nipple rise above deep-cut drainage systems such as Capitol Gorge and Burro Wash. To the north, the Scenic Drive and Capitol Gorge Road provide limited access to these desert features, while the southern portion of the sheet transitions into the more open Tantalus Flats and Pleasant Creek Flats.

Named geological features like Eph Hanks Tower and Miners Mtn suggest a history of early homesteading and resource extraction, while the presence of the Old Wagon Trail Loop highlights the area's legacy of overland travel. The Wayne and Garfield county line bisects the territory, which is almost entirely dominated by protected public lands and dramatic drainage draws like South Draw and Sheets Draw.