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2020 Map of Little Creek Mountain

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Apple Valley anchors the northeastern corner of this high-desert landscape, where residential street networks like North Apple Valley Road and West Smithsonian Way meet the rising elevations of the Colorado Plateau. The topography is defined by dramatic mesa edges and prominent landforms, notably the sprawling Gooseberry Mesa to the north and the central mass of Little Creek Mountain. This 2020 survey illustrates a complex transition from developed valley floors to the high, open terrain of the Little Plain and the Uinkaret Plateau along the southern margin.

Drainage patterns are clearly etched into the terrain, with Little Creek, E P Creek, and Short Creek carving deep canyons that dictate the path of local access routes like North Golf Road. These features, alongside landmarks such as Gray Knoll and Gould Spring, provide essential orientation for understanding the relationship between the growing community of Apple Valley and its surrounding wilderness.