1967 Map of Whippoorwill Spring

About this map

Whippoorwill Spring Mesa and Balakai Mesa dominate this 1967 survey of the Navajo Hopi Joint Use Area Indian Reservation. The landscape is defined by its water sources and the high desert plateaus that rising above the Polacca Wash. Small clusters of activity and traditional dwellings are marked by labels such as Burnt Corn, Set Betoh, and Dah Yaz Nos Cly, while the local infrastructure is anchored by the Whippoorwill Sch. The map records several named water features essential to life in this arid region, including Deneh Challis Spring, White Horse Spring, and Peaches Spring. Cultural markers are sparse but significant, with a single Grave noted near Little Water Well and several family-named locations like Willa Zhinni Toh and Woosh Clo Dee Toh appearing near the southern mesa edges.