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1956 Map of Ackerman Canyon

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Ackerman Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The borderlands between Eureka and Lander County are defined here by the high desert divide separating Grass Valley and Monitor Valley. Mapping conducted in the mid-1950s captures a landscape of isolated ranching outposts and mineral exploration, where water sources like Cottonwood Spring and Potato Canyon Spring dictated the placement of settlements. The presence of the Cooper Mine and a Prospect in the southwestern corner indicates the persistent search for ore in these mountains, while family names are preserved on landmarks such as Ferguson Ranch and Indian Ranch.

Drainage patterns across the terrain include Ferguson Creek and Landing Field Creek, which disappear into the arid basins of Bean Flat and the Salt Marsh. The topography is marked by significant peaks such as Fagin Mtn and Callaghan, with the namesake Ackerman Canyon cutting through the central range. This survey provides a record of the remote interior Nevada rangeland before modern infrastructure altered its traditional livestock and mining character.