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2010 Map of La Vida Mission

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of La Vida Mission
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

La Vida Mission and Tsaya Trading Post anchor this landscape within the Eastern Navajo Agency, situated at the confluence of several significant desert drainages. The Chaco River and Kim-me-ni-oli Wash cut through the terrain, defining the local geography alongside the Juans Vicente Lake Dam and its impoundment, Juans Lake. This area is a critical node for local governance and commerce, evidenced by the Lake Valley Chapter House and the surrounding settlement of Lake Valley.

A network of thoroughfares, including Indian Service Route 7000 and Little Boy Rd, links these remote outposts across the Yellow Point Valley and Rock Point Valley. The proximity of Tsaya Canyon and the prominent Red Hill suggests a landscape where movement follows the natural contours of the high desert, connecting established trading locations with communal centers in a region where water sources and road access dictate the pattern of human activity.