2018 Map of Rough Rock

About this map

Rough Rock serves as the primary settlement hub in this high-desert region of the Navajo Nation, where the landscape is defined by dramatic geological markers and traditional land divisions. Notable landforms like White Top Mesa, the uniquely named Little Ice Cream Cone Hill, and Bitshuitsos Butte dominate the northern and central terrain. The southern portion of the map is shaped by the deep drainage of Trading Post Wash, which flows beneath the prominent elevations of Yellow Point and Yale Point. Transportation through this Shiprock Agency territory relies on a network of tribal and local routes, including Indian Rte 8066 and Co Rd C504, connecting the scattered homesteads and mesas. The presence of Carson Mesa and the White Hills to the east illustrates the complex topography of the Apache County highlands during this era of modern USGS survey.