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1981 Map of North Komelik

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of North Komelik
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Mining operations and desert water management define this landscape within the Papago Indian Reservation during the early 1980s. The settlement at North Komelik sits at the southern edge of the Santa Rosa Valley, a broad expanse drained by the Santa Rosa Wash and Kohatk Wash. Industrial activity is concentrated on the eastern slopes of Slate Mountain, where a dense network of prospects and named mines such as the Lake Shore Mine, Old Mammon Mine, and Jackrabbit Mine suggests a long history of mineral exploration.

Modern infrastructure, including an Aqueduct, Pipeline, and a Substation, cuts through the arid terrain, illustrating the technical efforts to move water and power across the basin. Small-scale features like the Cem near the desert floor and St Clair Lake to the north provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracking the development of the border region between Pinal and Pima counties.