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2020 Map of Whitehorse

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Whitehorse
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Whitehorse serves as a focal point for this high-desert region of the Eastern Navajo Agency, where the landscape is defined by massive plateau formations and dry drainage systems. The northern edge of the map is dominated by the sprawling heights of W Chaco Mesa and Chaco Mesa, which overlook the winding course of the Fajada Wash. These landforms dictate the local infrastructure, with routes like Navajo Svc Rte 7004 and E Rte 9 skirting the base of the cliffs to connect remote points across the territory.

Further south, the terrain rises again at Mesa Alta and Mesa Pueblo, standing above the headwaters of the N Fork Arroyo Chico. The spatial arrangement of these mesa-top features and the intermittent water sources like Fence Lake reflect a traditional land-use pattern where travel and settlement are bound strictly by the geography of the New Mexico high desert. This survey provides a precise accounting of these geological landmarks and the limited road network that serves them.