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1957 Map of Shinarump NE

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Shinarump NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Grand Canyon National Game Preserve anchors the southern portion of this high-desert survey, which documents the remote terrain where the Kaibab Plateau meets the Utah-Arizona state line. The landscape is defined by extensive drainage systems like Johnson Wash and Seaman Wash, which carve through the arid plateaus and canyons. Settlement is sparse, with the location at Ryan serving as a rare named landmark in an area otherwise dominated by seasonal water sources and natural features such as Johnson Spring and Buck Pasture Canyon.

Transportation through this region relies on historic thoroughfares such as the Salt Lake Road and the Winter Road, which traverse the open stretches of Smuggler Sage. The presence of numerous small reservoirs indicates the importance of water management for cattle and wildlife in this portion of Coconino County. This preliminary survey captures the intersection of early ranching infrastructure and federal conservation boundaries during the late 1950s.