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1955 Map of Zith-Tusayan Butte 1 SW

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Zith-Tusayan Butte 1 SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Defiance Plateau within the Navajo Indian Reservation defines this 1955 survey of Apache County. The high desert landscape is etched by a series of intermittent drainages, including Black Soil Wash, Willow Wash, and Meadow Wash, which cut through the uplifted terrain. Water sources were critical landmarks for travelers and inhabitants in this arid environment, recorded here at locations such as Beehbito Spring and Bonito Wells.

Elevations rise toward the southeast corner of the map at Piney Hill, where a survey station, Lookout VABM 8182, provides a vantage point over the complex topography. The map illustrates a transitional period in the mid-1950s when the region's remote reaches were being formally documented for a preliminary edition, noting features like Swallow Nest Meadow Creek and Cold Spring before the completion of larger-scale regional mapping projects.