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1941 Map of Baboquivari Peak

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Baboquivari Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Baboquivari Peak and the high ridges of the Baboquivari Mountains dominate this 1941 landscape, a region deeply connected to the Tohono O'odham people within the Papago Indian Reservation. The map details a desert environment structured by seasonal water and cattle ranching, where numerous family outposts like Redondo Ranch, Otero Ranch, and Fresnal Ranch dot the Alambre Valley and surrounding foothills. Higher in the mountains, the presence of the Allison Mine and Allison Camp reflects early twentieth-century mineral interests, while Indian Ruins and the Fresnal Canyon School provide glimpses into the layered history of settlement here.

Transportation is defined by the Ajo Tucson Highway and a network of desert tracks such as the Foothill Truck Trail. The terrain transitions from the broad Alambre Valley to prominent heights like Kitt Peak and La Jolla Peak. Smaller villages and communities, including Sells, Gu Chuapo, and Kohi Kug, are recorded alongside the washes that shape the drainage of the area, such as Baboquivari Wash and Mendoza Canyon.