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1972 Map of Humpy Camp Well

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Humpy Camp Well
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Ives Mesa dominates the northern landscape of this Navajo County region, a high ground defined by cattle tanks and infrastructure essential for desert survival. Mapped in the early 1970s, the area shows a distinct reliance on groundwater management, with a network of isolated wells such as Humpy Camp Well, Foster Well, and Cottonwood Well scattered across the arid terrain. The presence of a long Pipeline and various Jeep trails cutting through the wash systems suggests an active, managed range.

Surface water is ephemeral, channeled through the Fern Feather Wash and the winding Cottonwood Wash, where several tanks like Marshall Tank and Fern Feather Tank capture seasonal runoff. This survey provides a clear view of how ranching and resource extraction shaped the use of public lands in the High Desert during the late twentieth century, capturing the precise locations of the water sources that made this dry plateau productive.