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2017 Map of Shivwits

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Shivwits
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The Shivwits community and the settlement of Shem are the primary points of habitation in this arid corner of Washington County, where the Santa Clara River carves a path through the high desert terrain. The landscape is defined by its transition from the Mojave Desert into the rising elevations of the Beaver Dam Mountains and the Red Mountains. Water sources are scarce but critical to the local geography, evidenced by features like Pahcoon Spring, Camp Spring, and the seasonal drainages of Manganese Wash and Pahcoon Spring Wash.

Transportation through this area is anchored by W Old Highway 91, a route that follows the natural contours of the land south of the Santa Clara Bench. The map reveals a surveyor's grid of private and public land boundaries, including the t41s r17w and t42s r18w townships. Landforms like Wittwer Canyon and the expansive Pahcoon Flat further illustrate the topographical variety of this southern Utah region.