The Defiance Plateau high country defines this 2018 survey, where the drainages of Wide Ruin Wash and Pine Canyon carve through the arid terrain of Apache County. This high-desert landscape is marked by a complex network of utility and access corridors, including the Transwestern Pipeline Co Rd and Indian Rte 9335. Small bodies of water like Antelope Lake and Hidden Lake provide vital collection points in an environment dominated by seasonal flow, as seen in the paths of W Fork Black Cr and Oak Ridge Wash. The map reveals a land structured by traditional township and range divisions, where infrastructure like Summit Rd and Banana Wash Rd facilitates movement across the expansive plateaus of the Fort Defiance Agency region.
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1886 · Fort Defiance
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1892 · Fort Defiance
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1954 · Gallup
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1955 · Zith-Tusayan Butte 3 NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Zith-Tusayan Butte 4 NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Zith-Tusayan Butte 3 NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1958 · Gallup
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Gallup
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1962 · Gallup
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1967 · Gallup
USGS Topo · 1:250,000