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2021 Map of Sells West

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Sells West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Sells Valley and the Gu Oidak Valley define the broad, arid landscape of this 2021 survey, situated within the Tohono O'odham Nation. The settlement of Sells serves as the focal point in the eastern portion of the map, where the street grid transitions into the desert at Arroyo St. Higher education is represented by the Tohono Oodham Community College - West Campus, reflecting the area's role as a regional administrative and educational hub.

Transport and water management are critical to life here, as evidenced by Indian Service Routte 24 and the drainage patterns of Murk Kui Wash and Sells Wash. The topography rises sharply at the South Comobabi Mountains in the northeast and Bird Nest Hill, where the Bird Nest Tank indicates the vital importance of water catchments in the desert. Smaller settlements like Etoi Ki and Suwuk Tontk appear along the peripheral routes, connected by a network of Indian Routes that cross the valley floor.