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2020 Map of Jim Canyon

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

County Line Ridge and the Book Cliffs dominate this 2020 landscape where the high plateaus of the Utah-Colorado border descend toward the Grand Valley. The map details a remote section of Garfield County where the rugged topography is defined by deeply cut drainage systems like Jim Canyon, Hells Hole Canyon, and Cottonwood Canyon. These natural features are overlaid with a modern industrial footprint, including the Bar X Gas Field 6, various Mesa Wells, and the Mountain Fuel network.

Energy infrastructure is a primary characteristic of the region, illustrated by the Mesa Pipeline and access routes like Bookcliff Ridge Rd. Significant watercourses such as the Middle Fork Bitter Cr and Bar X Wash carve through the arid terrain, highlighting the transition between the high ridges and the lower basin. This recent survey provides a precise view of how natural resource extraction and the boundary between Uintah County, Utah, and Garfield County, Colorado, shape this high-desert environment.