Fort Defiance and the capital of the Navajo Nation at Window Rock serve as the primary anchors of this high-desert landscape along the Arizona and New Mexico border. The map documents a dense network of local infrastructure serving these established tribal centers, including the Window Rock Airport and the sprawling residential streets of Saint Michaels. The topography is defined by the Black Creek Valley and the southern reaches of the Chuska Mountains, where unique geological formations like the Black Rock Natural Bridge and The Haystacks rise from the terrain.
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1886 · Wingate
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1886 · Fort Defiance
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1892 · Fort Defiance
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1892 · Wingate
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Gallup
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Zith-Tusayan Butte 4 NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Zith-Tusayan Butte 4 NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Zith-Tusayan Butte 1 SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Zith-Tusayan Butte 1 SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Tohatchi
USGS Topo · 1:62,500