2021 Map of Shonto Butte

About this map

Seba Dalkai and Tees Toh anchor this high-desert landscape in Navajo County, representing a modern period of continued settlement within the Navajo Nation. The terrain is defined by dramatic geological markers such as Bad Medicine Butte, Saddle Butte, and Window Rock, which serve as permanent navigational anchors in an area where water is a vital but scarce resource. Evidence of communal infrastructure is found at the Twentieth Street School, while the presence of Tees Toh Wash and reliable water sources like Shonto Spring and Coyote Springs illustrate the essential relationship between the geography and the inhabitants. A network of routes, including Indian Rte 60 and Indian Rte 15, connects these points across the traditional boundaries of t24n r18e and neighboring townships.