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1985 Map of Horsehead Point

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Horsehead Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Horsehead Point and Pearson Point dominate this high-desert landscape in San Juan County, Utah, as surveyed in the early 1980s. The terrain is defined by a series of deep, winding drainages including Montezuma Canyon and Coal Bed Canyon, which cut through the high plateaus. While the area is largely characterized by its natural features, evidence of resource exploration is present in the form of several unnamed prospects located near the head of Horsehead Canyon.

Lower-elevation areas such as Cactus Park and Cedar Park provide a contrast to the high ridges of Table Top, while water sources like Montezuma Creek and Bigwater serve as the primary geographical anchors for this remote section of the Colorado Plateau. The map captures a moment of geological and topographical stability in a region shaped by erosion and limited human interference, save for these scattered mining interests.