1963 Map of Heart Rock

About this map

Kin Ya-ah (Ruin) serves as a primary historical focal point within this high-desert landscape of McKinley County. This southwestern portion of the sheet is protected as part of the Chaco Canyon National Monument, highlighting the archeological significance of the region during the early 1960s. The terrain is defined by natural landmarks like the prominent Heart Rock formation and a scattered Flowing Well in the northern sections. While primarily open and arid, the map documents the sparse infrastructure of the era, including unimproved roads and state routes that connect these ancestral sites and geological features across the high plateau.