Loading map...

2017 Map of Sugarloaf Butte

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Canyonlands National Park and the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area meet in this 2017 study of the high desert of Emery and Wayne counties. The landscape is defined by the labyrinthine drainage systems of Bluejohn Canyon and Big Spring Canyon, which feed into the Barrier Cr and Spur Fork watersheds. The sheer topography is marked by named summits like Sugarloaf Butte and the long, finger-like mesas of The Spur and High Spur.

Remote backcountry access is illustrated through established routes such as the Orange Cliffs Trail and Horseshoe Canyon Trail. These paths connect vital water sources like Windy Point Spring and Willow Spring across the high plateaus. The map details a transition from the drainage of Antelope Valley Wash in the north to the more complex canyon systems in the south, reflecting the geological processes that shaped this segment of the Colorado Plateau.