2017 Map of Warm Creek Bay

About this map

Lake Powell dominates this high-desert landscape along the Arizona-Utah border, within the federally protected Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The flooding of the Colorado River created the expansive Warm Creek Bay and Wahweap Bay, leaving prominent high points like Castle Rock and Antelope Island as landmarks above the water line. The map illustrates the stark contrast between the deep blue reservoir and the intricate, dry drainage systems of Gunsight Canyon and Cottonwood Wash. Access to this remote shoreline is documented through primitive routes such as the Smoky Mountain Road and the Alstrom Point Trail, which navigate the plateaus and mesas. Notable geological features like Romana Mesa and the Wahweap Window characterize the erosion-carved terrain surrounding the bays.