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1980 Map of Straight Canyon

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Straight Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The North Fork Virgin River carves a complex path through this section of the Dixie National Forest, defined by a network of deep drainage systems like Ashdown Fork and Straight Canyon. Surveyed in the 1970s and revised in 1980, the landscape reveals a transition from the elevated terrain of Table Bench and The Plains down into the narrow corridors of Orderville Gulch and Bauer Canyon.

Water sources are critical landmarks in this arid high-country environment, with named locations such as Lower Bear Spring and Bulloch Spring providing essential reference points. Human activity is sparse but notable, marked by a single Prospect and a Gaging Sta along the river. The map also records early transport routes via a designated Pack Trail winding through the canyons near Stevens Canyon and Big Springs.