1979 Map of Pan Tak

About this map

The Papago Indian Reservation encompasses this high-desert landscape in Pima County, where drainage systems like Pan Tak Wash and Viopuli Wash carve through the arid terrain. The settlement of Pan Tak serves as a focal point near the northern base of the Coyote Mountains, which rise sharply along the southern edge of the sheet. Resource extraction and water management are primary features of the local economy, evidenced by the Roadside Mine and several scattered Prospects, along with essential water sources like Agua La Vara and Coyote Well. Traces of earlier habitation appear as Ruins and a Cem near the principal village, while the Indian Reservation Boundary cuts across the lower southeastern corner of the quadrangle.