2014 Map of Point of Rocks West

About this map

Little Antelope Valley and the northern reaches of the San Rafael Desert dominate this 2014 survey of the Emery County landscape. The area is defined by its network of drainage systems and canyons, including the significant cuts of Buck Canyon and Pasture Canyon to the south. Human presence is marked primarily by a grid of unpaved access routes like San Rafael Rd and The Square Rd, which navigate the varying elevations between the flats and the eponymous Point of Rocks. The mapping of Blackburn Draw and River Overlook Rd illustrates how the geography dictates movement through this high desert environment, showing a landscape shaped more by natural erosion than dense settlement at the time of the survey.