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1982 Map of Flagstaff

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Flagstaff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

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San Francisco Mountain and the towering peaks of the Coconino National Forest dominate this early 1980s landscape. The city of Flagstaff serves as the central hub, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and major highways converge. Scientific and military footprints are prominent, from the storied Lowell Observatory and U S Naval Observatory to the expansive Navajo Army Depot occupying the western flats of Government Prairie.

Conservation and archaeology define the surrounding reaches, noted by Sunset Crater National Monument and the deep incisions of Walnut Canyon National Monument. Beyond the pine forests, the terrain shifts toward the high desert, moving past Anderson Mesa and the drainage of Canyon Diablo toward the Navajo Indian Reservation. Scattered outposts like Two Guns and Rimmy Jims mark the arid corridor extending toward the Little Colorado River.