2023 Map of Pine Canyon

About this map

Whitmore Park and the high plateaus of eastern Utah dominate this landscape, where deep incisions like Ninemile Canyon and Dugout Canyon carve through the Book Cliffs region. This area is defined by its dramatic elevation changes and the sophisticated network of mountain roads required to navigate them, most notably The Switch Backs along the Pine Canyon Rd. To the south, the terrain levels into the broad expanse of Clark Valley, where watercourses like Dugout Creek and Pace Creek drain toward the basin. The map illustrates a remote territory where early ranching and transit routes followed the natural contours of Nine Mile Creek and Soldier Creek. Researchers can trace the winding paths of the Burma Rd and the rugged Fish Creek Jeep trail as they traverse the ridges of Pole Canyon Ridge.