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2014 Map of Jaynes

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Jaynes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Saguaro National Park dominates the western landscape of this Pima County study, where the rugged Tucson Mountains rise sharply above the desert floor. The area serves as a critical junction for regional hydrology and transportation, centered on the confluence near Jaynes where the Cañada del Oro and the Rillito River meet the Santa Cruz River. This riparian corridor is paralleled by the historic path of the Union Pacific Railroad, which links the northwestern settlements of Cortaro and Marana to the expanding northern reaches of Tucson.

Suburban development patterns are evident in the established neighborhoods of Casas Adobes and Oro Valley to the east, while the west remains defined by the protected wilderness and hiking corridors like the Wildflower Ridge Trail and Homestead Trail. The map documents a landscape of transition, where the intensive irrigation and settlement patterns around Kino and Stockham give way to the preservation of the Sonoran Desert.