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1981 Map of Kaibito

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

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The high desert plateau of the Navajo Indian Reservation centers on the community of Kaibito, documented here in the early 1980s. The settlement's institutional history is anchored by the Kaibito Boarding Sch and the nearby Old Kaibito Boarding Sch, indicating the educational infrastructure of the period. Essential water sources, critical in this arid environment, are clearly marked at Juniper Well, Kaibito Springs, and Shonto Spring, while a series of Sewage Disposal Ponds and Water Tanks trace the modernizing utilities of the township.

Topographical landmarks like Whiskey Battle Rock rise from the terrain between the massive forms of White Mesa and Red Bluff. The map also captures local community spaces such as the Rodeo Grounds and a Landing Strip, providing insight into the remote transportation and social network of the Coconino County highlands. The western edge is defined by the Red Clay Ridge and the Black Mesa and Lake Powell corridor, showing the intersection of natural landforms and Navajo habitation.