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1953 Map of Moody Creek

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Moody Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Escalante River carves a deep, sinuous path through this 1953 survey of Garfield and Kane Counties. The landscape is defined by massive sandstone plateaus and stepped benches, including Big Bown Bench and Choprock Bench, which rise above a network of drainages like Death Hollow and Silver Falls Creek. This era of exploration is evidenced by small-scale mining and aviation markers, such as the Hotshot Prospect, the Sneaky Prospect, and a remote Landing Strip positioned near the headwaters of Moody Creek.

The complex topography of the Circle Cliffs and Fourmile Bench showcases the dramatic geological uplift of the Colorado Plateau before modern development. Notable landmarks such as Colt Mesa and the Purple Hills provide essential orientation in a terrain dominated by deep canyons, including Middle Moody Canyon and East Moody Canyon. The southern portion of the map transitions into the broad expanse of Scorpion Flat, where Scorpion Gulch meets the winding river corridor.