2017 Map of Heist

About this map

Escalante Desert terrain dominates this 2017 survey of western Iron County, where a rigid grid of agricultural and access roads imposes order on the arid basin. The namesake settlement of Heist sits along a diagonal rail or utility corridor that cuts across the northern sections, while the prominent Gray Knoll provides a rare point of elevation in the southwestern corner. The landscape is defined by the ephemeral drainage of Hogans Wash, which meanders eastward toward the quadrangle boundary. Local travel is facilitated by a network of named tracks such as W Old Modena Rd, Hunt Rd, and the curiously named Sundowner. The mapping reveals a transition between large open desert tracts and the beginnings of rural land division, evidenced by the alignment of roads like Antelope Rd and various numbered longitudinal routes.