
Navajo Indian Reservation lands dominate this late twentieth-century landscape, where industrial energy extraction meets high desert mesas. The map documents a sparse but deliberate network of Oil Wells, Tanks, and Drill Holes scattered across the arid terrain of White Mesa and the plateau simply labeled Mesa. This industrial footprint is interspersed among prominent geological formations like Three Gray Hills and the striking Yellow Rock Point. Water sources are critical but intermittent features of the area, defined by the drainage patterns of Rough Canyon Creek and Tsitah Wash, along with several isolated Wells that serve as vital landmarks for navigation and local ranching in this portion of San Juan County.
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1886 · Abajo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1892 · Abajo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1892 · Canyon De Chelly
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1893 · Abajo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · Pastora Peak NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Dinne Mesa NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Pastora Peak NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Pastora Peak
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Toh-Atin Mesa
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Shiprock
USGS Topo · 1:250,000