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2011 Map of Gunsight

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Gunsight Valley and its ephemeral watercourses define this desert landscape within the Tohono O'odham Nation. The settlement patterns are oriented around the drainage of Gunsight Wash, which winds past the small communities of Gunsight and Schuchuli. Farther south, the terrain rises toward Kuakatch Pass near the village of Kuakatch.

A network of tribal roads, including Indian Rte 3 and Indian Rte 5, provides the primary infrastructure through these arid lowlands. For genealogists and local historians, the Gunsight Cemetery offers a specific point of interest, situated north of where the main wash intersects the roadway. The map also records the seasonal flows of Kuakatch Wash and Sikort Chuapo Wash, tracing the natural hydrology that has dictated the location of these Pima County settlements.