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1982 Map of Tsaile Butte

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Tsaile Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Tunitcha Mountains rise across this high-elevation landscape within the Navajo Indian Reservation, straddling the border between Arizona and New Mexico. The 1982 survey captures a terrain defined by dramatic vertical relief and water drainage systems, with Tsaile Creek and Wheatfields Creek carving paths through the mountain slopes. The presence of a solitary Drill Hole in the eastern sector hints at resource exploration or geological testing in this remote region of the Chuska range.

Tsaile Butte serves as a prominent geographic anchor in the southwest, while the secluded Hidden Valley lies tucked away along the southeastern edge near the Apache and San Juan county lines. This map is particularly valuable for researchers tracing the complex topography of the Navajo Nation lands just before the mid-1980s, documenting the undisturbed drainage patterns of Little Valley Creek and the surrounding high country.