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1966 Map of Greasewood Canyon

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Greasewood Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Mancos River carves through the landscape of the Ute Mountain Indian Reservation in this 1966 field survey, revealing a dense concentration of archaeological sites. Steep canyon walls and high mesas, including Chapin Mesa, are punctuated by ancient masonry structures such as Sixteen Window House, Double Walled Tower, and Eagle Nest House. Numerous other Cliff Dwellings and Indian Ruins are documented throughout Johnson Canyon and Greasewood Canyon.

Infrastructure in the mid-1960s was primarily limited to utilitarian paths like the Chapin Mesa Trail and various unpaved routes like Johnson Canyon Road. Resource management is evident through the presence of the Ute Pasture Well and a Gravel Pit near Soda Point. This map provides a detailed record of the intersection between ancestral Puebloan architecture and modern reservation land use prior to later decades of tourism development.