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1953 Map of Redrock Valley NE

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Redrock Valley NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Horse Mesa and the wide drainage of Redrock Valley dominate this 1950s survey of the high desert along the border of Apache County, Arizona and San Juan County, New Mexico. The landscape is defined by the Navajo Indian Reservation, where life follows the natural courses of Red Rock Creek, Pine Wash, and Cove Wash.

An Emergency Landing Strip and a series of numbered monuments, including 18 Mi Mon and 19 Mi Mon, indicate the importance of navigational aids in this expansive terrain. Water sources such as Oak Spring are critical landmarks, while the presence of a Tunnel suggests localized infrastructure development within the mesas. This mapping reflects the early post-war effort to document the complex topography of the Four Corners region before more permanent modern developments arrived.