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1986 Map of Point of Rocks East

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Point of Rocks East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Buck Canyon and its associated drainages define this high-desert landscape along the border of Emery and Wayne Counties. Recorded in the mid-1980s, the terrain is characterized by intricate canyon networks, including White Roost Canyon and the evocative North Fork Robbers Roost Canyon in the southern portion of the sheet. These names hint at a history of seclusion and navigation through a difficult environment.

Modern access is represented sparingly by 4wd routes that thread through the high points like Point of Rocks and Texas Hill. The mapping of features such as Pasture Canyon provides insight into the localized areas where topography allowed for livestock or water management in an otherwise arid expanse. This provisional survey captures the intersection of deep geological time and the thin layer of human transit in the Utah desert.