1963 Map of La Lesna Mts.

About this map

Sivili Chuchg and Ak Komelik sit within the vast expanse of the Papago Indian Reservation during the early 1960s, reflecting the desert settlement patterns along the international boundary. This topography reveals a landscape where life centers on water and history, marked by the San Rafael Ruins and San Rafael Well to the northeast. The southern border of the map tracks the straight-line division between the United States and Mexico, where the state of Arizona meets Sonora. Between the prominent rise of La Lesna Pk in the west and the Alvarez Mountains in the east, the Tecolote Valley slopes southward. This survey documents seasonal cattle operations and remote outposts such as Tecolote Ranch, Toros Ranch, and Tatum Vo, connected by unimproved dirt roads that cross the drainage of the Chukut Kuk Wash.