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1977 Map of Faught Ridge

Name: 1977 Topographic Map of Faught Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Fort Apache Indian Reservation dominates this late-1970s landscape, where the rugged terrain is defined by the prominent Faught Ridge and its surrounding canyons. This area of Navajo and Gila counties reveals a network of water management features essential for ranching and survival in the high desert, including West Burn Tank, East Burn Tank, and the appropriately named Dry Lake.

Evidence of early land use is found at West Ranch and along the numerous cattle-related labels like Salt Tank and Log Road Tank. Remote canyons such as Lucy Canyon and Cedar Canyon are accessible only by a primitive Jeep Trail or Pack Trail, suggesting a terrain that remained largely undeveloped and reliant on traditional livestock routes and remote springs like Bear Playground Spring and Rattlesnake Spring.