1947 Map of Flagstaff

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Humphreys Peak 12611 and the high volcanic peaks of the San Francisco Mountain range dominate the western half of this 1947 survey, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and Highway 66 thread through the city of Flagstaff. To the east, the landscape descends into the Painted Desert and the Moenkopi Plateau, revealing a settlement pattern defined by traditional Hopi villages like Oraibi and Walpi and the early Navajo Indian Reservation. The presence of the Meteor Crater and Sunset Crater highlights the area's geological volatility, while the concentration of lakes south of Flagstaff, including Mormon Lake and Lake Mary, indicates the region's reliance on these rare high-altitude water sources for ranching and local development during the mid-century.