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1955 Map of Leupp

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Leupp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Navajo Indian Reservation landscape is defined here by the confluence of major ephemeral drainage systems and the prominent escarpments of Newberry Mesa. In the mid-1950s, the settlement of Leupp serves as a focal point near the Little Colorado River, supported by local infrastructure like the Landing Field and a series of water management features including a Dike and Levee. Further north, the Tolani Lake Day School stands as a significant institutional landmark at the junction of several desert tracks and washes.

Transportation across this arid expanse is oriented around the Leupp Oraibi Road, which navigates the complex terrain between Oraibi Wash and Polacca Wash. The map also documents a modern industrial layer in the form of a Pipeline cutting east-west across the reservation. Smaller locales like Sunrise and the distinct geologic feature of Diablo Canyon illustrate the sparse but deliberate distribution of human activity across these high-desert plains.