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1966 Map of White Horse Hills

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of White Horse Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Kendrick Park serves as a central clearing in this high-altitude landscape within the Coconino National Forest. The 1966 topography is defined by the volcanic architecture of San Francisco Mountain and the White Horse Hills, where numerous canyons like Abineau Canyon and Reese Canyon cut through the timbered slopes. The land use here in the mid-1960s reflects a mix of resource management and aviation, indicated by a Lookout Tower on Saddle Mtn and a Landing Strip near the park center.

Water management is critical in this arid environment, evidenced by a dense network of catchment features such as Bonita Tank, Yellow Jacket Tank, and McKinney Tank. In the northern reaches, the flat expanse of Indian Flat contrasts with the prominent rising forms of Maverick Butte and the Hochderffer Hills. These features, along with a Cinder Pit near Deadman Wash, reveal the geological and utilitarian character of this Coconino County terrain.