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1962 Map of National Canyon

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of National Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Colorado River carves through this remote landscape at the western edge of the Grand Canyon, where the Hualapai Indian Reservation meets the Grand Canyon National Monument. Surveyed in the early 1960s, the map reveals the complex drainage systems of National Canyon and Mohawk Canyon as they descend toward the river. Near the canyon rim, the Tuckup Trail offers one of the few designated routes through this terrain of high points and named overlooks.

While the map is dominated by natural landmarks like Flatiron Butte and Yumtheska Point, it also records the small footprints of human presence such as Bishop Camp and several scattered Water Tanks. These features illustrate the infrastructure required for land management and cattle ranging in an arid environment defined by massive vertical relief and deep canyons like Beaver Canyon and Whiterock Canyon.