2021 Map of Tovar Mesa East

About this map

Tovar Mesa dominates the landscape in this Navajo County survey, where the high desert terrain is carved by seasonal drainage systems. The network of washes, including Polacca Wash and Jeddito Wash, illustrates the area's natural irrigation and erosion patterns essential to local land use. Distinctive landmarks like Crows Nest Point and Lost Gun Point provide clear orientation points across the mesa, while smaller features such as Tobenayoli Pond indicate vital water sources in this arid environment. Transportation through the region relies on the established routes of Indian Rte 15 and Indian Rte 11, which connect the scattered geological features like Seed Hill and Pillow Ridge. This modern U.S. Geological Survey record provides an essential look at the physical geography of the Colorado Plateau as it remains today.