Humans have sculpted the landscape in their image ever since the age of the anthropocene began – but aside from our delusions of grandeur (Mt. Rushmore) or engineering marvels (Panama Canal), our sadder, more pathetic selves have also made their mark on the Earth. 

Sad Topographies, a selection of spitefully named geographical features culled from Google Maps screengrabs, gathers the instances where we couldn’t help but project our miseries onto an unassuming Earth. The collection includes such melancholic gems as Mt. Despair, Crazy Woman Creek, and Mistake Island.

Let's take a despondent tour, starting with a walk down Sad Road...

Continuing woefully through Hopeless Pass...

 Before questioning our life choices by Point No Point...

Followed by shamefully relieving ourselves "Where the devil urinates"...

In the terrifying shadow of Bloody Dick Peak...

As we consider shuffling off our mortal coil along Shades of Death Road...

Until asking ourselves why we even try anymore as the sun sets out by Disappointment Island...

Then suddenly finding ourselves at the end of our tour: Alone.

Happy trails!