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1981 Map of Red Mesa

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Red Mesa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Aubrey Cliffs dominate this portion of the Arizona landscape, creating a dramatic vertical divide between the elevated plateau and the broad Depression of the Valley below. This 1981 survey documents a remote ranching and transit corridor along the border of Coconino Co and Yavapai Co. The survival of the high-desert livestock industry is evident in the dense network of water features, including Chino Tank, Larson Tank, and Caterpillar Tank, which dot the terrain of Red Mesa.

Industrial activity is concentrated in the southwest corner where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad skirts the base of the cliffs. Traces of human presence and land use are further marked by a series of extractive sites like the Borrow Pit and several Quarries tucked into the slopes. The map also records the seasonal hydrology of the region, anchored by the Big Chino Wash to the northeast.