1991 Map of Hauke Mesa

About this map

The Hopi Indian Reservation and the Navajo Indian Reservation meet across a landscape dominated by the volcanic forms of the Hopi Buttes. This 1991 provisional map highlights a high-elevation environment defined by prominent landmarks like Hauke Mesa, Bell Butte, and Horse Butte. Water sources are critical features in this arid region, marked by numerous named springs such as Shontah Spring, Ram Spring, and Lukai Spring, as well as the Betony Reservoir. The presence of a Cemetery and multiple Graves near the washes in the northern and eastern sections provides specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians. The map also records the network of Check Dams along the Ha-whi-yalin Wash, illustrating late 20th-century water management efforts across these ancestral lands.