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1985 Map of Smoky Hollow

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Smoky Hollow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Smoky Mountain dominates this mid-1980s topographic survey of central Kane County, Utah. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the elevated plateaus of the Burning Hills down through the complex drainage systems of Smoky Hollow and Last Chance Creek. The southern portion of the map covers the northern reaches of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, where the terrain drops toward the basin of Lake Powell.

Evidence of geological exploration is noted by a single Drill Hole on the northern slopes, while the natural hydrology is traced through Left Fork Water Canyon and the seasonally active Warm Creek. This map illustrates the high desert environment before modern infrastructure, characterized by prominent landmarks like Pasture Point and the steep walls of Squaw Canyon that once dictated travel routes through this portion of the Colorado Plateau.