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1982 Map of Red Valley

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Red Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Navajo Indian Reservation landscape is defined by the ephemeral drainages of the Red Valley Wash and Red Rock Creek in this early 1980s provisional study. At the center of the community life is Red Rock (Red Valley PO), supported by the Red Rock Boarding Sch. The map reveals a high-desert environment where water sources like Sand Spring and the complex network of washes, including Standing Redrock Creek and Little Shiprock Wash, dictated the patterns of movement and habitation.

Industrial activity is noted at the Rocky Spring Mine in the southern portion of the quadrangle, while distinctive geological landmarks such as The Thumb and White Rock provide clear orientation points across the high-elevation terrain. This map captures the region at a time when the Arizona-New Mexico border and the Apache-San Juan county lines intersect a landscape primarily managed through tribal governance and traditional land use.