1955 Map of Coconino Pt NE

About this map

The Navajo Indian Reservation meets the colorful expanse of the Painted Desert in this 1955 survey of the Arizona high country. The landscape is defined by the massive tectonic uplift of Coconino Point and the towering heights of Gray Mountain, where the topography drops dramatically into deep canyons and erosional plateaus. This preliminary edition, mapped just before the area was fully integrated into the 15-minute series, documents the early infrastructure of the region including the primitive Navajo Road and essential water features like the Stock Tank near the western edge. These markers, along with an isolated Gravel Pit, reflect a land used for grazing and transport long before the development of modern highway systems. The map preserves the exact surveyor's view of the land's transition from the desert floor to the rugged mountain summits during the mid-twentieth century.