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2020 Map of Yellowjacket Canyon

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Yellowjacket Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Moquith Mountains and the northern edge of the Vermilion Cliffs dominate this portion of the Arizona-Utah border region in Mohave County. This high-desert landscape is defined by its drainage systems and water sources, including Yellowjacket Spring, Harris Springs, and Willow Spring, which served as critical landmarks for movement across this arid territory. The geography is carved into numerous steep defiles such as Yellowjacket Canyon, Sethys Canyon, and Art Canyon.

Surface transportation is dictated by the terrain, with routes like Yellow Jacket Spring Rd and Hancock Rd navigating the breaks between plateaus. Near the southern edge of the sheet, Ed Lamb Point provides a prominent vantage over Cougar Canyon. The map records a modern state of the land where long-established spring names and family-named canyons like Bay Bill Canyon and Farm Canyon persist alongside the protected areas of the Coral Pink Sands Dunes Rd corridor.