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1967 Map of Burnt Corn Spring

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Burnt Corn Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Burnt Corn Valley serves as the central corridor of this survey, deeply etched into the Navajo Indian Reservation landscape during the mid-1960s. The map documents a high-desert environment where water sources define the geography of the land, specifically highlighting remote locations like Burnt Corn Spring, Pine Spring, and Salt Water Spring. These points of reliable water are critical landmarks in a region defined by seasonal drainages such as Burnt Corn Wash and Wepo Wash.

Topographic features include named heights like Wind Rock Point and the culturally significant sites of Toh Ha Tsil Dize and Toh De Coz. The eastern portion of the sheet is dominated by deep incisions into the plateau, including Devils Canyon and Donkey Spring Canyon, which lead toward the Apache County line. This survey captures the traditional land-use patterns of the area before modern infrastructure arrived, preserving the exact locations of many unmapped trails and watering holes.