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2021 Map of Alamo NE

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

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Sixmile Spring and Eightmile Spring are critical water sources in this arid stretch of Lincoln County, defining the survival patterns of this high-desert environment. The landscape is dominated by the north-south alignment of the Hiko Range and the South Pahroc Range, which enclose vast depressions such as Eightmile Valley and Sixmile Flat.

Evidence of historical land use and early ranching corridors is visible through the placement of named springs like Boulder Spring, Rye Patch Spring, and Twin Springs. These features, alongside the forbidding nomenclature of Hells Acres Gulch, reflect a geography where access to water dictated every path and boundary line across the Great Basin. This 2021 survey illustrates the continued importance of these named points in an otherwise sparsely settled mountain and valley system.