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2018 Map of Upper Wheatfields

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Upper Wheatfields
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Upper Wheatfields sits at the heart of this high-altitude landscape, where the Chuska Mountains and Tunitcha Mountains dominate the horizon. This 2018 survey documents a remote portion of the Navajo Nation spanning the border between Apache County, Arizona, and San Juan County, New Mexico. The geography is defined by significant volcanic and erosional features such as White Cone and Little White Cone, alongside the dramatic Falling Iron Cliffs.

Water sources are vital to this arid region, evidenced by the presence of Wheatfields Lake and several named springs like Horse Spring, Teddy Chee Spring, and the descriptively named Bubbling Spring Valley. Transport through the area relies on a network of tribal and county roads, including Indian Route 8080 and Lower Wheatfields Road, which navigate the drainages of Wheatfields Creek and Whiskey Creek.