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1997 Map of Temple of Sinawava

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Temple of Sinawava
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

Zion National Park is defined here by the winding course of the North Fork Virgin River, which carves deep through iconic vertical formations like Angels Landing and The Great White Throne. The 1997 photoinspection shows a landscape of intense geological verticality, where narrow passages like Refrigerator Canyon and Hidden Canyon meet the high elevation of the Horse Pasture Plateau.

Tracing the movement through this terrain, the map highlights a legacy of vertical travel and landmark naming, from the West Rim Trail (Pack) to the sheer walls of Mountain of Mystery. Near the river floor, Zion Lodge and The Grotto provide a human anchor to the canyon floor. High above, the defunct path toward Cable Mountain and the overlook at Observation Point suggest the early twentieth-century efforts to manage and access these canyon rims before modern infrastructure.