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1985 Map of Merrimac Butte

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Merrimac Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Merrimac Butte and Monitor Butte dominate the southwestern reaches of this high desert landscape, serving as prominent landmarks near the winding path of Sevenmile Canyon. This mid-1980s provisional survey captures a network of canyons and washes that define the approach to Arches National Park, which occupies the eastern margin of the sheet. The terrain is marked by geological curiosities and resource extraction, from the Slickenslides Arch and Uranium Arch to scattered operations like a Mine Shaft and Gravel Pit.

Hydrological features such as Courthouse Spring and Willow Spring provide vital points of interest in an otherwise arid expanse of flats and ridges. To the north, Klondike Flat and Klondike Wash suggest the scale of the open terrain, while the deep incisions of Courthouse Canyon and Moab Canyon illustrate the complex drainage patterns feeding toward the Colorado River system just beyond these borders.