1996 Map of Kots Kug Ranch

About this map

Kots Kug Ranch sits at the heart of this desert landscape, a remote outpost within the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation during the late twentieth century. The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes, rising from the broad expanse of The Great Plain in the west to the prominent peaks of the La Lesna Mountains in the south and Chiweton Hill to the north. Water management in this arid environment is evident through the network of ephemeral drainages, including Chukut Kuk Wash and Big Chukut Kuk Wash, which carve through the landscape toward the Tecolote Valley. A small Cemetery near the ranch house provides a point of interest for genealogists and local historians, marking a permanent human presence in an area largely characterized by open range and unimproved roads.