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1981 Map of Horsethief Mesa

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Horsethief Mesa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Navajo Indian Reservation land dominates this high-desert plateau survey, where water sources like Circular Tank and the Red Bluff Windmill define the patterns of human activity. The landscape is characterized by prominent geological formations, most notably the namesake Horsethief Mesa and the distinctively named Sitting Lizard Rock.

Drainage systems such as Peach Wash and Kaibito Creek cut through the terrain, with the latter winding beneath the steep escarpments of Red Bluff. The presence of several Corral sites and intermittent 4wd tracks suggests a working landscape centered on livestock management within the reservation during the early 1980s. This survey provides a record of these remote improvements and the topographical relationship between the mesas and canyon washes.