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2018 Map of White Clay

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

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

White Clay sits at the heart of this high-elevation landscape on the Defiance Plateau within the Navajo Nation. The settlement is connected by a network of rural roads including Indian Rte 9702 and Indian Rte 9073, reflecting a persistent pattern of indigenous land use and seasonal pastoral movements across the plateau. The geography is defined by deep incisions and water sources essential to the arid environment, such as Whiskey Reservoir and the appropriately named Yellowhair Spring.

Large portions of the northern and western sections are protected within the Canyon de Chelly National Monument, where the land drops away into the spectacular recesses of Monument Canyon. Drainage patterns like Monument Canyon Wash and Coyote Wash illustrate the complex hydraulic systems that have carved the sandstone over millennia. This map provides a clear record of these geographic boundaries and vital water points during the early twenty-first century.