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2023 Map of Notom

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Notom
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Notom and the high desert plains of Wayne County define this landscape along the eastern edge of Capitol Reef National Park. The map documents a rugged geology where the Water Pocket Fold creates a dramatic barrier, flanked by massive plateaus including Thompson Mesa and Wildcat Mesa. A poignant local history detail is found at the Esther Fenn Gravesite, situated near the rural roads that serve the small community of Notom.

Surface water is ephemeral and localized, moving through systems like Burro Wash, Cottonwood Wash, and Fivemile Wash as they drain toward Sandy Creek. The naming conventions of the area reflect both the topography and the human experience of the terrain, with labels like Bloody Hands Gap and Tergeson Flats indicating a land where travel was dictated by the narrow gaps and flat benches between steep sandstone formations.