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2011 Map of Desert Peak

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Desert Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Tortolita Mountains rise in the southeast corner of this desert landscape, where the alluvial plains of Pima County are defined by a complex network of ephemeral drainages. Dominant seasonal watercourses such as Suizo Wash, Parker Wash, and Guild Wash carve paths through the arid terrain, illustrating the hydrological patterns of the Sonoran Desert. The map reveals a transition from traditional rural land use to a more structured grid of residential and utility access roads, with Pipeline Rd cutting across the southern reaches.

Legacy landholdings including Goodman Ranch, Davis Ranch, and Eberhardt Ranch provide key points of reference for local historians tracking the evolution of desert ranching. Small-scale aviation is represented by El Mirador Airport, situated near the convergence of several local thoroughfares. Prominent topographical markers like Desert Peak and the Owl Head Buttes serve as anchors for the surveying of this area north of Marana during the early twenty-first century.