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1985 Map of Badger Gulch

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Badger Gulch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Quinn Canyon Range dominates this mid-1980s terrain, providing a look at the remote high-desert interior where Nye Co meets the Lincoln Co border. Much of the landscape is protected within the Humboldt National Forest, which encompasses a network of drainages including the South Fork and Badger Gulch. The map records traces of historical resource extraction, with several Prospects and a singular Prospect located near the headwaters of Davis Creek.

Toward the east, the steep mountain slopes give way to the more level expanse of Garden Valley. Water sources were essential for survival and navigation in this arid environment, marked here by named points like Barton Spring and Cedar Spring. A solitary Cem is located near Pine Creek, serving as a quiet marker of the small settlements or ranching outposts that once utilized these mountain canyons.