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1957 Map of Jumpup Canyon

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Jumpup Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Kanab Creek snakes through the high desert of the Arizona Strip, carving a deep divide between Mohave and Coconino counties. In the late 1950s, this landscape was defined by its water-scarce geography, where survival depended on remote catchments like Meeks Reservoir and Gunsight Tanks. The map reveals a transition from the open plateau of Bulrush into the complex drainages of the Kaibab National Forest.

Evidence of ancient inhabitants is preserved at Petroglyphs near the canyon floor, while more recent land use is marked by a network of jeep trails and isolated springs such as Mountain Sheep Spring. This survey captures the region within the Grand Canyon National Game Preserve, illustrating a wilderness managed for wildlife and livestock before modern recreation shifted the character of the rimlands.