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2010 Map of Steele Butte

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Steele Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

King Ranch sits as a lonely outpost within this high-desert landscape of Garfield County, marking a site of human activity in an otherwise austere environment. The geography is defined by prominent landforms such as Steele Butte and the broad expanses of Tarantula Mesa and Wildcat Mesa. A complex network of drainages, including Sweetwater Creek, South Creek, and Dugout Wash, illustrates the seasonal water patterns of the region, while isolated water sources like Dave Teeples Spring and Dripping Rock Seep highlight the vital, scarce resources available to early ranching operations.

Erosion has sculpted distinctive features across the terrain, notably the Stevens Narrows and several deeply cut paths such as Five Canyon and Seven Canyon. Benches and flats, including Pete Steele Bench and Apple Brush Flat, provide the only level ground among the mesas. This survey details the remote cattle country and natural hydrology of southern Utah at the beginning of the twenty-first century.