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1968 Map of Hole In Rock Valley

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Hole In Rock Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Kitsillie Chapter House serves as a primary cultural anchor in this high-desert landscape, situated near the headwaters of Aspen Grove Wash. Surveyed in the late 1960s, the terrain is defined by a complex network of seasonal drainages including Oraibi Wash, Wepo Wash, and West Fork Celebration Wash. These washes carve deep through the plateau, forming named corridors like Hole in Rock Valley and the descriptively titled West Steep Hill Valley and East Steep Hill Valley.

Evidence of long-term habitation is marked by several Ruins and scattered Spring locations, indicating the critical importance of water management in this arid environment. The map also delineates the Navajo Hopi Joint Use Area Boundary, a significant administrative feature of the mid-20th century. Rugged transportation is limited to a Jeep Trail, highlighting the area's isolation before modern road developments reached deep into the Pine Tree Valley and Alkali Valley.