2018 Map of Astor Pass

About this map

The Virginia Mountains dominate the southeastern portion of this Nevada landscape, transitioning into the complex topography of Juniper Basin. This arid high-desert environment is defined by its strategic passes and remote water sources, where isolated springs like Mocho Spring Number Two, Upper Adobe Spring, and Lower Adobe Spring provide critical relief in a terrain of rugged peaks and dry flats. The northern reaches are characterized by the Sand Range and Terraced Hills, which hem in the broad expanse of Dry Valley. Primitive routes such as Surprise Valley Rd and High Rock Rd trace the paths through Sand Pass and Astor Pass, following the same natural corridors that have long dictated movement through this corner of Washoe County. The southwestern edge drops away into the Honey Lake Valley, framed by the evocative Never Sweat Hills.