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2014 Map of Tapeats Amphitheater

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Tapeats Amphitheater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Tapeats Amphitheater dominates the central landscape of this Coconino County terrain, where the high plateaus of the Kaibab National Forest drop away into the depths of Grand Canyon National Park. The map documents a complex hydrological system where Tapeats Spring and Thunder Spring feed into the Thunder River and Tapeats Creek, eventually reaching the Colorado River at the bottom of the canyon. The drainage patterns are clearly defined by massive features like Cogswell Butte and Bridgers Knoll.

Navigation through this vertical environment is marked by named overlooks and passages such as Monument Point and Crazy Jug Point. Near the southern edge, the river passes through Granite Narrows and the turbulent Hundred and Thirtyfive Mile Rapids. In the north, the forest uplands contain local landmarks like Big Saddle and Rice Hollow, showing the transition from wooded forest flats to the sheer drops of the canyon system.