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2002 Map of Rainbow Point

Name: 2002 Topographic Map of Rainbow Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2005
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2005

About this map

Bryce Canyon National Park and the expansive Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument meet in this 2002 revision, revealing the complex drainage systems and high-elevation plateaus of southern Utah. The map details the transition from the high Pink Cliffs at Rainbow Point and Yovimpa Point down into the intricate canyon networks of Ponderosa Canyon and Bullrush Gorge.

Evidence of local land use is visible at Swallow Park Ranch, situated near the confluence of several seasonal washes like Lower Podunk Creek and Bullrush Creek. Navigation through the vertical landscape is traced via the Under-the-Rim Trail and Bristlecone Loop Trail, while the eastern portion of the sheet is dominated by features like Squaw Bench and Bull Valley. This survey captures the jurisdictional overlap of the Dixie National Forest and these preserved federal lands at the start of the twenty-first century.