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2017 Map of Horsethief Canyon

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Green River carves a massive, serpentine path through the heart of this desert landscape, creating a series of distinctive river bottoms and high-walled canyons at the boundary of Canyonlands National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. These flat lands along the river, including Upheaval Bottom, Hardscrabble Bottom, and Potato Bottom, provided rare accessible areas for exploration and travel beneath the towering Bighorn Mesa and Horsethief Point.

Remote backcountry access is defined by the White Rim Road, which traces the edge of the plateau, while the Fort Bottom Ruins Trail indicates the location of archaeological significance along the river bend. The terrain is marked by sharp elevation changes from the Orange Cliffs in the west to the deep cuts of Horsethief Canyon and Labyrinth Canyon in the east. This 2017 survey details the intersection of Wayne and San Juan counties, highlighting the geographical features of The Spur and Big Spring Canyon.