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1972 Map of Greasewood Spring

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Greasewood Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Navajo Indian Reservation lands in the early 1970s are defined by a complex desert hydrology and prominent landforms. The landscape is marked by the convergence of Steamboat Wash and Pueblo Colorado Wash, ephemeral drainages that shape the arid terrain. Natural water sources like Martinez Spring and the namesake Greasewood Spring provided critical focal points for activity in this high-desert environment.

Topographic variety is provided by the striking elevations of Wood Chop Buttes and Twin Buttes, while Hopi Mesa anchors the western portion of the quadrangle. The map reveals a network of unimproved roads and light-duty trails connecting these features, alongside a small Borrow Pit, indicating localized material extraction within the reservation's borders during this period of the twentieth century.