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1967 Map of Whippoorwill Spring

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Whippoorwill Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The high plateau of the Navajo Indian Reservation dominates this 1967 survey, where the landscape is defined by the massive Whippoorwill Spring Mesa and the winding course of Polacca Wash. Small settlements and seasonal habitations like Burnt Corn, Sei Beloh, and Doh Yas Nos Cly are scattered across the desert floor, often located near critical water sources. The importance of these water points is evident in the naming of features such as White Horse Spring, Peaches Spring, and Denetk-Chahis Spring, which supported the community's pastoral lifestyle.

Evidence of individual residents and local history can be found at Tom Hunters Well and a marked Grave near the Little Water Well. The 1982 photorevisions in purple indicate changes to the built environment, including the Sewage Disposal and additional water infrastructure near the Whippoorwill Spring school area. The eastern portion of the sheet captures the boundary between Navajo Co and Apache Co, where the terrain rises toward Balakai Mesa.