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2014 Map of North Canyon Point

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of North Canyon Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Grand Canyon National Park encompasses the deep incisions of the Colorado River as it carves through Marble Canyon in this northern Arizona survey. The landscape is defined by extreme vertical relief and complex drainage systems, where the river's path is marked by a series of named navigational hazards including Twentyone Mile Rapids, Georgie Rapid, and Hansbrough-Richards Rapid. Tributary canyons and seasonal drainages like Shinumo Wash and South Canyon feed into the main river corridor from the high plateaus above.

North Canyon Point provides a prominent overlook above North Canyon and its corresponding N Canyon Wash. The absence of developed roads, save for a single route noted To Hajisho, reflects the wilderness character of the region. Scattered upland features such as Jensen Tanks suggest historical water management for livestock or wildlife on the plateau, while the river corridor itself remains the primary focus of topographic interest with its succession of technical waters like Twentynine Mile Rapids.