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2014 Map of Ashton

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Ashton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Amargosa River cuts through the arid landscape of Nye County, tracing a path across the Amargosa Desert into the northern reaches of the Mojave Desert. This 2014 survey documents the convergence of administrative and environmental boundaries, where the southeastern corner of Death Valley National Park meets the Nevada-California state line. The terrain is defined by extreme elevation changes, rising from the basin floor to the prominent Sand Hill Peak.

Settlement patterns are sparse, anchored by the community of Beatty in the north and the named location of Ashton centrally positioned along the river's drainage. The map captures the specialized infrastructure of this desert corridor, including the proximity of Inyo County, California, and the grid of the Public Land Survey System. For those studying the geography of the Great Basin, this sheet provides a detailed record of the hydrography and topography at the edge of one of North America's most famous protected wilderness areas.