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2023 Map of Stiff Tree Draw

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Stiff Tree Draw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Bruneau Canyon dominates this high-desert landscape in Owyhee County, where the Bruneau Wild and Scenic River carves a deep, serpentine path through the volcanic plateau. This remote corner of Idaho is largely defined by the Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, preserving an environment where natural drainage patterns like Stiff Tree Draw and Sheepshead Draw converge toward the primary river corridor.

On the western rim, the Blackstone Desert provides a stark contrast to the sheer drops at J-P Point, while the eastern side of the canyon is characterized by the expansive Inside Desert and smaller features such as Juniper Tree Draw. The map documents a land of significant relief, where the steep walls of the canyon system isolate the plateaus from the water sources below, a geography that has dictated land use and movement in this region for generations.