Ship Mtn Point and Smoky Mtn dominate this high-desert plateau landscape in southern Utah, where the topography is defined by a series of prominent benches and deep, winding canyons. The drainages of Last Chance Cr and East Chance Cr carve through the northern flats, while the southern reaches fall away into the complex network of Wesses Canyon and Stony Point Canyon. Human presence is minimal, marked primarily by remote routes like Smokey Hollow Rd and the presence of cattle-related infrastructure such as Drip Tank. The map reveals a land of dramatic vertical shifts, from the broad expanse of Fourmile Bench to the isolated heights of Pilot Rock and Pilot Knoll, illustrating the erosional forces that have shaped this portion of the Colorado Plateau.
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1886 · Escalante
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1922 · Warm Creek
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1922 · Upper Last Chance
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1922 · Rees Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1953 · Nipple Butte
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Gunsight Butte
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1956 · Escalante
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1960 · Escalante
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1968 · Fourmile Bench
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Petes Cove
USGS Topo · 1:24,000