Ak Chut Vaya, Arizona

Ghost town in Arizona, United States

31°37′50″N 111°48′34″W / 31.63056°N 111.80944°W / 31.63056; -111.80944CountryUnited StatesStateArizonaCountyPimaElevation

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2,434 ft (742 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)ZIP codes

85634

Area code520FIPS code04-01100GNIS feature ID24296

Ak Chut Vaya was a populated place on the Tohono Oʼodham Reservation, in Pima County. The settlement was located on the Tohono Oʼodham Indian Reservation.^[2] The Tohono Oʼodham name "Ak Chut Vaya" translates to "arroyo well" in English.^[2] It has an estimated elevation of 2,434 feet (742 m) above sea level. As of 2019, the townsite consists of two abandoned buildings and can be classified as a ghost town. The site is approximately two miles (3.2 km) from San Miguel, Arizona.

References

^ "Feature Detail Report for: Ak Chut Vaya". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b Bright, William (2013). Native American Placenames of the Southwest: A Handbook for Travelers. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 5. ISBN 9780806189147.